Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican

Former Pope's lying in state begins at the Vatican

Pope Francis will preside over Thursday's funeral.

Pope Benedict XVI: Thousands pay respects at the Vatican

Thousands of people are paying their respects to Benedict before his funeral on Thursday.

Pope marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor’s passage to heaven and again expressed thanks for a lifetime of service to the church, during New Year’s Day appearances a day after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in retirement at the Vatican. St. Peter’s Basilica, where Francis presided over a mid-morning New Year’s Mass, will […]

Pope hails ‘beloved’ Benedict as Vatican releases photos of his body

Official photos showed the German theologian’s body on a catafalque in the chapel of the monastery in the Vatican grounds.

Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican

On Sunday the Vatican released the first images of the late Benedict, laying in state in the chapel of the monastery where he died.

Farewell ceremony to start for late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Vatican

It will last three days