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As Pope, Benedict's rarely used full title was: His Holiness Benedict XVI, Bishop of Rome, Vicar of Jesus Christ, Successor of the Prince of the Apostles, Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church, Primate of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Servant of the servants of God. [298]
Pope Francis, Benedict's successor, presided over the service, which was conducted primarily in Latin with prayers and readings also in Italian, Spanish, English, French, Portuguese and Arabic. [33] The Sistine Chapel Choir sang at the service, and Giovanni Battista Re , Dean of the College of Cardinals , celebrated the Eucharist at the altar ...
Benedict's successor, Pope Pope Pius XI, continued to press for a new approach to missionary work. In 1922 he appointed as Apostolic Delegate to China Celso Costantini , who persuaded two European-born bishops to yield territory to allow for the appointment of two indigenous Chinese as apostolic vicars in 1924. [ 4 ]
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)
When Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI and was thrust into the footsteps of his beloved and charismatic predecessor, he said he felt a guillotine had come down on him. The Vatican ...
Benedict XVI, the pope who shocked the world by stepping down from the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, has died at the age of 95. The Vatican announced his death on Saturday ...
Pilgrims in front of Cologne Cathedral Pilgrims in Bonn Pilgrims watch Pope Benedict XVI celebrating Mass on big screens. Originally, Pope John Paul II was to attend the World Youth Day in Cologne. As he died four months earlier, it was instead his successor Pope Benedict XVI's first apostolic journey. Most pilgrims to the World Youth Day made ...
Benedict’s diffident public manner contrasted starkly with the hearty, open-armed, people-loving style of both the pope who reigned before him, John Paul, and the one who came after, Francis.