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New Memoir Details Rocky Relations Between Pope Francis And Benedict XVI
Just one week after the funeral of Benedict XVI, his closest aide released a much-trailed memoir Thursday, revealing details of tensions between the late pope emeritus and his more liberal successor Pope Francis.
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"Lord, I...": Pope Benedict's Last Words Recorded By His Bedside Nurse
The German pope emeritus, whose birth name was Joseph Ratzinger, had been living a quiet life in a former convent inside the Vatican grounds.
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Pope Benedict Dies At The Age Of 95: 5 Points On His Papacy
Pope Benedict the Sixteenth died Saturday at the age of 95, the Vatican announced, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Becomes Oldest Pope In History
At the age of 93 and nearly five months, Benedict XVI officially became the oldest pope in history on Friday, even if the record is complicated by the fact that he stepped down in 2013 and holds the status of "pope emeritus".
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Former Pope Benedict Says He Is Ready For Final "Pilgrimage"
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI hinted Wednesday that he is nearing death and is ready for his final "pilgrimage" at the age of 90.
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Pope Francis Opens St Peter's Holy Door To Launch Catholic Jubilee
Pope Francis today launched an extraordinary Catholic Jubilee year by opening a "Holy Door" in the walls of St Peter's, embracing a 700-year-old tradition while urging the Church to reach out and embrace the modern world with mercy.
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'Pray For Me, I'm a Little Old and a Little Sick': Pope Francis to the Elderly
Pope Francis on Sunday asked a group of elderly and sick members of Rome's seaside parish to pray for him because he, too, had grown old and was ailing.
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Ex-Pope Benedict XVI Pleased About World Cup: Secretary
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI was particularly pleased with the World Cup final because there were players from his native Bavaria in the winning team but said he hoped Argentina would recover quickly, his secretary said on Monday.
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Two living popes to honour two dead ones: The Ceremony
In a historic match-up of papacies past and present, Pope Francis and emeritus Pope Benedict XVI honored Popes John XXIII and John Paul II in the first ever canonization of two popes.
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Vatican engaging pilgrims via social media for John Paul II's sainting
John Paul II's canonisation will be one of the fastest in recent history - he died in 2005.
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New Memoir Details Rocky Relations Between Pope Francis And Benedict XVI
Just one week after the funeral of Benedict XVI, his closest aide released a much-trailed memoir Thursday, revealing details of tensions between the late pope emeritus and his more liberal successor Pope Francis.
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"Lord, I...": Pope Benedict's Last Words Recorded By His Bedside Nurse
The German pope emeritus, whose birth name was Joseph Ratzinger, had been living a quiet life in a former convent inside the Vatican grounds.
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Pope Benedict Dies At The Age Of 95: 5 Points On His Papacy
Pope Benedict the Sixteenth died Saturday at the age of 95, the Vatican announced, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries.
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Becomes Oldest Pope In History
At the age of 93 and nearly five months, Benedict XVI officially became the oldest pope in history on Friday, even if the record is complicated by the fact that he stepped down in 2013 and holds the status of "pope emeritus".
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Former Pope Benedict Says He Is Ready For Final "Pilgrimage"
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI hinted Wednesday that he is nearing death and is ready for his final "pilgrimage" at the age of 90.
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Pope Francis Opens St Peter's Holy Door To Launch Catholic Jubilee
Pope Francis today launched an extraordinary Catholic Jubilee year by opening a "Holy Door" in the walls of St Peter's, embracing a 700-year-old tradition while urging the Church to reach out and embrace the modern world with mercy.
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'Pray For Me, I'm a Little Old and a Little Sick': Pope Francis to the Elderly
Pope Francis on Sunday asked a group of elderly and sick members of Rome's seaside parish to pray for him because he, too, had grown old and was ailing.
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Ex-Pope Benedict XVI Pleased About World Cup: Secretary
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI was particularly pleased with the World Cup final because there were players from his native Bavaria in the winning team but said he hoped Argentina would recover quickly, his secretary said on Monday.
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Two living popes to honour two dead ones: The Ceremony
In a historic match-up of papacies past and present, Pope Francis and emeritus Pope Benedict XVI honored Popes John XXIII and John Paul II in the first ever canonization of two popes.
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Vatican engaging pilgrims via social media for John Paul II's sainting
John Paul II's canonisation will be one of the fastest in recent history - he died in 2005.
