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To the tolling of bells, former Pope Benedict XVI was laid to rest in Rome today, a decade after his shock resignation.
The King has led tributes to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who has died at the age of 95.
“I am no longer the Pope, I am just a pilgrim,” declares Pope Benedict XVI as he leaves Vatican City in a white helicopter and steps down from office.
Pope Benedict XVI delivers a personal final farewell to thousands of people on Wednesday and alludes to the Church’s troubles, saying at times it felt like “God was sleeping”.
The Pope is to resign at the end of February, saying that he no longer has the “strength of mind and body” required to “adequately fulfil the ministry entrusted to me”.
People lined the streets and poured into parks for the Pope’s visit to the UK in 2010 – here’s how Channel 4 News covered the first day of his visit.
A reigning pope and former pope face each other for the first time in at least 600 years on Saturday, as Pope Francis lunches with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as “brothers”.
Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints on Sunday in an unprecedented canonisation ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI.
Jonathan Rugman
If the Vatican under Pope Francis can recommit itself to helping the poor, while becoming more forgiving, then the Catholic church will have been rescued by a revolutionary with a message of simplicity and inclusivity.
Pope Francis says gay people should not be marginalised but integrated into society, although the Catholic church still considers homosexual acts sinful.
Jon Snow
No-one is convinced the Vatican Bank, designed to hold the donations and gifts of the faithful, is complying with the highest spiritual and temporal aspirations of Catholic worshippers.
Jorge Mario Bergoglio is chosen as Latin America’s first pontiff and will be known as Pope Francis I.
A replacement for Pope Benedict should be chosen soon. How will he be elected and what is the significance of black and white smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel roof?
Jon Snow
It’s probably the most innovative thing he’s done as Pope. Something no other Pope has done in over six hundred years – resign.
The evolution of Pope Benedict XVI’s responses to allegations of child abuse by members of the Catholic clergy reflects a growing public awareness of the issue. But has he gone far enough?