When Benedict XVI became the first pope to resign in 600 years it sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church. Now, after ...

A secret meeting, and echoes of Benedict’s exit, have heightened talk that Francis could resign, too. But the possibility is ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict stepped down from the papacy, making him the first one to take such a step in six centuries. This ...

Pope Francis revealed during a 2022 interview that he signed a letter of resignation to be used in case of health issues ...

An old video which was recorded in 2024 showed the pontiff, Pope Francis responding to a question on weather he would ...

And the postulator of St. John Paul II's sainthood cause, Msgr. Slawomir Oder, in 2010 published the letters Pope John Paul ...

THE Pope wrote his resignation letter 12 years ago in case he became too ill to fulfil the holy role as he remains in a ...

The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI has demonstrated the process by which a pope might step down and be replaced.

Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation in 2013 marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church, making him the first pontiff in nearly 600 years to step down (the last was Gregory XII in 1415).

A special meeting of Cardinals has reportedly been scheduled, though the Vatican denies that it is linked to any announcement ...

Following the death of a pope, or in rare cases of resignation such as with Pope Benedict XVI, the Vatican convenes a papal ...