Category: Religion

With Pope Benedict XVI now officially in retirement, Catholic cardinals from around the world begin on Friday the complex, cryptic and uncertain process of picking the next leader of the...

WITH Joseph Raifzenger out of the Vatican as the Head of the Catholic Church, the focus is now on who becomes the next Pope and the qualities he should possess....

Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday vowed “unconditional obedience” to his successor on his historic final day as leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, when he will become the first...

TODAY marks the end of the reign of Pope Benedict XVI as the head of the Catholic Church, in a manner like no other. We are witnessing the end of...

EMOTIONS and applauds were on displays yesterday as  Pope Benedict XVI made  final general appearance to 150,000 people who gathered at the St. Peter’s Square, to say “Grazie!” – “Thank...

A Peruvian cardinal predicted Wednesday that Benedict XVI’s successor as pope will be elected before Easter Week. “The election will be, with certainty, before Holy Week, and that’s the way...

Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday admitted “stormy waters” during his papacy as he gave an emotional farewell in St Peter’s Square before tens of thousands of pilgrims on the eve...

As Pope Benedict XVI finally bows out, in the next few hours, one of the cardinals that would elect the new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and Head of...

Pope Benedict XVI assured a huge, cheering crowd at the Vatican Wednesday that he was not abandoning the Catholic Church, saying he would remain at its service through prayer. "I...

On his final full day as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI thanked a huge crowd for respecting his historic decision to step down and told...