Pope Benedict XVI declared today, "I renounce the ministry of Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter." Speaking in Latin, the 85-year old Pope told a group of cardinals that "advanced age" will ...
Just hours after Pope Benedict XVI’s surprising Feb. 28 resignation, bookmakers have already started placing odds on his successor. Quickest off the mark was the Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, which has ...
VATICAN CITY — A Vatican spokesman says the resigning Pope Benedict XVI will play no role in election of his successor. The Rev. Federico Lombardi said Tuesday that “the pope will surely say ...