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Analysis: What’s behind rumors that Pope Francis will resign?

August 30, 2021

Rome, Italy, Aug 30, 2021 / 00:00 am Despite ongoing rumors, there is no confirmation that Pope Francis is drafting a document that defines the role and tasks of a Pope Emeritus. Nor are there any signs that Pope Francis may soon give up the Petrine ministry, as Benedict XVI did before him. Yet, some

Vatican: Benedict XVI ‘recovering’, conditions ‘not grave’

August 03, 2020

"The condition of the pope emeritus' health does not raise any particular preoccupation, beyond those of a 93-year-old man who is coming through a more acute phase of an illness that is painful, but not grave."

There’s nothing wrong with calling Benedict XVI ‘Pope Emeritus’

October 07, 2017

Some assert that his title and dress are far too confusing, but this is nonsense

St John Paul II ‘asked aides if he should resign but was advised against it’

June 15, 2017

Officials and friends said that as the Holy Father he should carry on his mission until the end, his secretary has recalled

Vatican archbishop: I do not agree with the title ‘Pope Emeritus’

May 04, 2017

The President of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelisation said the title creates more theological problems than it solves

Fight the ‘virus of polarisation’, Pope urges new cardinals

November 19, 2016

Holy Father creates 17 new cardinals from 11 nations

‘It was both a joy and a burden’: extracts from Benedict XVI’s Last Testament

November 11, 2016

In these extracts from his new book-length interview, the Pope Emeritus reflects on his ‘guillotine’ election, his achievements as Pope and his tendency to ‘think too much’

Benedict XVI: liturgy which points East expresses a desire for salvation

October 13, 2016

Pope Benedict XVI has contributed to a book marking the Ecumenical Patriarch's 25th anniversary