as Pope Benedict XVI did in 2013, and step down early. It's tradition for the Pope to remain in office until his death, and Benedict XVI, who passed away in 2022, was the first to step down before he ...

The history of the papacy is filled with unusual, dramatic events. From a pope put on trial after death to a resignation that broke a 600-year tradition, the Vatican’s past is anything but predictable ...

(OSV News) – The disgraced former cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, removed from the clerical state in 2019 after revelations ...

A chest X-ray confirmed improvements, the Vatican said on Wednesday, just two days after doctors declared he’s no longer in imminent danger of death. The latest medical ... which was called after Pope ...

For that reason especially, he insisted that Pope Benedict XVI continue to be part of the ... his papacy would be short-lived and that his own death was not far off. “I realize that this is ...

Theodore McCarrick, the former Archbishop of Washington and once well-respected Cardinal who was removed from the ministry ...