Pope Benedict’s funeral mass begins with Pope Francis leading the thousand of people in attendance. Eko Hot Blog reports that Thousands have gathered at the Vatican on Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, a stalwart of conservative values in the Catholic church who shocked the world when he resigned a decade ago. … Read more
Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff who resigned from the post nine years ago, is “very sick” after a deterioration in his health on Wednesday. Eko Hot Blog reports that Francis said during his general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday, “I want to ask you all for … Read more
…a new report into historical abuse allegations carried out by a German law firm incriminated the former pontiff. EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Pope Benedict XVI failed to act over four child abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich, a German probe into the Catholic Church has alleged. Pope Benedict, then called Josef … Read more