Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pope Benedict XVI: 2 million people attend the laying in state

Pope Benedict XVI

The former pope passed away on New Year’s Eve at the age of 95, over ten years after he resigned due to illness. History will be made as the first pope to be buried by his successor. Thousands of mourners from all around the globe attended the funeral   According to the Vatican, Pope Francis … Read more

Thousands pays respect Pope Benedict XVI at Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI

A large number of people have travelled to the Vatican to pay their respects. Pope Benedict XVI’s body is on display for three days at St. Peter’s Basilica. The former Pope Emeritus will be buried in St. Peter’s Square later this week. A large number of people have travelled to the Vatican to pay their … Read more

Pope Benedict XVI: Resting in state at the Vatican begins

Pope Benedict

After the death of his “dearest” predecessor, Pope Francis paid respect to him. The first time a pope will be buried by his successor. Benedict XVI resigned as Pope for the first time in 600 years. When the former Pope Benedict XVI‘s lying in state ceremony at the Vatican starts later, tens of thousands of … Read more

Former Pope Benedict XVI passes away at 95

Pope Benedict

Pope Francis, who succeeded him, claimed to have frequently visited him there. Benedict spent his final years at the Mater Ecclesiae monastery. Benedict was one of the oldest popes ever elected. Nearly ten years after stepping down due to declining health, the former Pope Benedict XVI passed away at age 95 in his home at … Read more

Pope postpones trip to Lebanon for health reasons: minister

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Pope Francis has postponed a trip to Lebanon that was scheduled for June due to health concerns, according to Lebanon’s tourism minister, Walid Nassar, Nassar did not explain on the “health reasons” for the postponement, but on Thursday, the pope, who has been suffering from knee discomfort, was seen for the first time in a … Read more