All news on the topic: Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Francis addresses recurring speculation about his health problems in a new memoir and delivers his verdict on any possible resignation

For my generation, O’Connor’s loss is a bitter blow. Her songs were the soundtrack to our lives, in moments of grief, on car journeys, and at parties, writes Ros Wynne-Jones

Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell - who was convicted and then acquitted of child sex abuse - died aged 81 in Rome from heart complications after hip surgery in Australia

Amidst the pomp and splendour are several Catholic customs to honour the life of Pope Benedict XVI who is the first pontiff to be buried by his predecessor in 600 years

Pope Francis made modern history at the funeral at St Peter's Square on Thursday as he presided over his predecessor’s funeral, a sight not seen for over 200 years

Around me today as I joined the crowds on the third and final day of the Pope Emeritus’ lying in state at St Peter’s Basilica, ahead of tomorrow’s funeral, camera phones suddenly shoot up

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s "last comprehensible words" have been revealed, as his body now lies at St Peter’s Basilica, in the Vatican City, Rome, to allow the faithful to pay respects

WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Pope Benedict XVI passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning in the Vatican quarters he lived in after his ailing health forced him to step down as the head of the Catholic Church in 2013