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Benedict XVI returns to Vatican to visit new Pope
Two months after his historic resignation, Benedict XVI was set to return to the Vatican on Thursday, where he will live in a former monastery in an unprecedented arrangement that will see a pope and a former pope both housed in the tiny state. It is expected to be a…
Pope Francis doubles @pontifex’s Twitter following
Pope Francis’s online flock has doubled from 2.5 million to 5.0 million Twitter followers in just seven weeks — nearly half the time it took his predecessor Benedict XVI to build up his following. The account @pontifex — the word “pope” in Latin — has tweets in nine languages including…
Pope Francis shakes up Vatican fashion with humble style
Solid gold rings velvet capes and ermine furs are out, humility is in: Pope Francis has shunned Vatican tradition in favour of a simpler style — and perhaps committed a clerical fashion faux pas in the process. From the moment he stepped out in plain papal whites to wave to…
Pope says Benedict’s resignation was ‘courageous’
Pope Francis on Friday hailed predecessor Benedict XVI’s historic resignation as a “courageous and humble act” in a speech to cardinals in the Vatican. Francis said Benedict, who stepped down last month, had “lit a flame in the depth of our hearts that will continue to burn”.…
All eyes on the Vatican chimney as Cardinals search for a successor to Benedict XVI
Cardinals prepared for a second day of conclave behind the Vatican’s walls to elect a pope on Wednesday, with all eyes on a chimney that will signal when there is a new leader for the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics. The 115 cardinals held a first inconclusive vote in the Sistine…
Cardinals calling for access to Vatican report on church security leaks
Before the conclave, Benedict XVI ordered an inquiry into Vatican leaks. Now the men who will choose his successor demand its full disclosure It is known throughout the Vatican as the Relatio (Narration). It is contained in two stiff, unmarked red folders and runs to around 300 pages. Lying in…
Cardinals eye Vatican reform in rare popeless interim
Catholic cardinals have seized the rare chance of being able to air their grievances against the Vatican at talks that continued Friday, with no new pope to defer to and no old pope to mourn. Benedict XVI suddenly announced his resignation last month saying he was too old to keep…
Cardinals open pre-conclave talks in Vatican
Catholic cardinals began talks on Monday ahead of a conclave to elect the next pope, following Benedict XVI’s historic resignation, as a British cardinal not in attendance admitted to sexual misconduct with priests. Scotland’s Keith O’Brien recused himself last month after allegations dating back to the 1980s surfaced. “My sexual…
Vote to name new pope may take time due to rifts in Church
What would appear at first glance to be a cakewalk for a staunch conservative, to follow in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI, will be anything but Vatican experts say. Of the 117 cardinal electors, 67 were named by the outgoing pontiff, and the other 50 by his beloved predecessor…
After Pope’s surprise retirement, a shocked media speculates on successor
The world’s media speculated on whether the next pontiff may come from the developing world, while paying mixed tributes to Pope Benedict XVI following his shock resignation announcement. The 85-year-old Benedict said on Monday that he would step down at the end of this month because of health reasons, becoming…
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