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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Former pontiff once dubbed ‘God’s rottweiler’ whose resignation was...
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe man born Joseph Ratzinger spent many decades as a key figure in Catholicism, writes Paul...
Former Pope Benedict, his papacy and retirement
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoGerman Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the head of the Vatican's doctrinal office, is elected to succeed Pope John Paul II as the 265th leader of the Roman...
Benedict XVI, reluctant pope who chose to retire, dies at 95
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoHe was the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks in the Alps and Mozart piano...
Factbox-Former Pope Benedict to have simple funeral after lying in state
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe body of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday, will lie in state in St. Peter's...
Cardinal says book by Benedict XVI's secretary 'unseemly'
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoThe archbishop of Vienna, a longtime friend and former student of Pope Benedict XVI, has confirmed...
Pope meets with Benedict's aide amid revelations in new book
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoPope Francis met on Monday with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict...
Pope Benedict Was a Law and Order Pontiff, Who Failed As a Reformer
The Daily Beast via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesWith 1.3 billion followers, the Roman...
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI dies at age 95
CBC via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoBenedict XVI, who led the Roman Catholic Church through a period of transformation, controversy and scandal before becoming the first pontiff in 600...
Pope Benedict XVI dies: Resignation of 'God's Rottweiler' shocked the world - and he continued to be...
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoThe death of Pope Emeritus Benedict marks an unfamiliar junction for modern Catholics. Pope Francis,...
Recalling Benedict’s grace but also the storms of his papacy
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoFlying back to Rome from Beirut in September 2012, I was escorted down the aisle to the first-class...
