Pope Benedict XVI

• Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet set to retire after overseeing Vatican’s bishops’ office

  Marc Ouellet, the Quebec cardinal who oversaw the Vatican's powerful bishops' office and has been recently accused of sexual misconduct, is retiring.

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2023
  
• Benedict XVI, first pope to resign in 600 years, dies at age 95

  Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who will be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died Saturday.

  World

  Dec 31, 2022
  
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• Retired pope denies any wrongdoing following sexual abuse report in German diocese

  A long-awaited report on sexual abuse in Germany's Munich diocese faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI's handling of four cases when he was archbishop.

  World

  Jan 20, 2022
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• Pope Francis declares John XXIII, John Paul II saints

  Pope Francis declared his two predecessors saints before some 800,000 people on Sunday, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence of emeritus Pope Benedict XVI.

  World

  Apr 27, 2014
• European manhunt for suspect linked to Madeleine McCann disappearance

  Investigators in the Madeleine McCann case are seeking an intruder who sexually assaulted five girls in Portugal, where the British toddler was last seen.

  World

  Mar 19, 2014
• Benedict denies he was pressured to resign, says it was free choice

  Retired Pope Benedict XVI has denied speculation that he was pressured to leave office, saying his decision was freely made and his alone.

  World

  Feb 26, 2014
• Pope Benedict XVI defrocks 400 priests in 2 years: document

  A document obtained by The Associated Press shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for molesting children.

  World

  Jan 17, 2014