Noting that St. Benedict — who lived before the Great Schism — makes reference to both Western and Eastern Church Fathers in his rule, such as St. Basil, the father of communal monasticism in ...

Pope Francis presided at the funeral on Jan. 5 in St. Peter's Square for his predecessor former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died at the age of 95.

Vatican Media Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni (third from left, front row) pays her respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 2, 2023.

Mourners poured into St. Peter’s Square early Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, hoping to pay final respects to the German theologian who made history by retiring.

Vatican City, Jan 2, 2023 / 04:54 am. The mortal remains of Benedict XVI were moved early Monday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica, where the late pope will lie in state through Jan. 4.

Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Square.

Benedict’s funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. local time on Thursday in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, according to the director of the press office of the Holy See, Matteo Bruni. The ...

Pope Francis sits by the coffin of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square during a funeral mass at the Vatican, January 5, 2023. Andrew Medichini/AP ...

The pope emeritus is lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, where some 65,000 mourners, including Roman Catholic faithful and tourists, had paid last respects by Monday evening.

Benedict's remains were placed on Wednesday in a triple coffin -- lined with cypress, zinc and wood -- and were brought on Thursday at about 8:50 a.m. into St. Peter's Square, where the funeral ...

Benedict’s funeral will be held at 9:30 a.m. local time on Thursday in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, according to the director of the press office of the Holy See, Matteo Bruni. The ...