The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

“I have arrived this far, taken these actions, removed these people, now it’s your turn,” said Benedict XVI, according to ...

Thursday will mark the 12th anniversary of when Pope Francis was voted to succeed Pope Benedict XVI, who previously resigned. ABC News' Megan Forrester contributed to this report.

Pope Benedict XVI, who was elected after the death of John Paul II, shocked the world when he became the first pope to resign in 600 years in 2013, paving the way for the election of Jorge Mario ...

When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after spending two weeks in hospital battling pneumonia, the speculation in the ...

A pope rarely resigned. Pope Benedict XVI resigned in 2013. He was the first pope to relinquish office since Gregory XII was forced to resign in 1415 because of the Western Schism. Benedict was ...

When a pope dies – or resigns, like Benedict XVI did in 2013 — the governance of the Catholic Church formally falls to the College of Cardinals. However, the authority of the college is very ...