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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor's passage to heaven as he presided over a special New Year's Day Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, a day after Pope Emeritus BenedictXVI died in retirement at the Vatican.The huge…

WASHINGTON: Joining Catholics around the world in mourning the death of Pope EmeritusBenedict XVI, US President Joe Biden on Saturday said that the late leader will be remembered as a renowned theologian. "He will be remembered as a…

ROME: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was in stable condition Friday after suffering a decline in his health and participated in a private Mass in his room, the Vaticansaid, as the faithful in Rome honored "this last stretch of his…

LONDON: Both Pope Francis and ex Pope Benedict have received the first dose of a vaccine against coronavirus, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 84-year-old pope and the 93-year-old former pope, got their jabs as part of a Vatican…