Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the job, died.

FILE - Pope Benedict XVI attends his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2005. He was the reluctant pope, a shy bookworm who preferred solitary walks ...

Pope Francis presided over former Pope Benedict XVI's funeral mass in St. Peter's Square Thursday, remembering his life, legacy, and courage for resigning from the papacy.

Thousands bid farewell to former Pope Benedict XVI at funeral presided over by Pope Francis Bells tolled and the crowd in St. Peter’s square applauded as pallbearers emerged from a fog-shrouded ...

Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to resign in nearly 600 years, will step down today to lead a secluded life of prayer, far from the grueling demands of the papacy and the scandals that have ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sits in a wheelchair at the airport in Munich, Germany, where he was visiting his ailing brother, before his return to Rome on June 22, 2020.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign from the ...