Others who died in January include: figure skater Dick Button, French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, singer Wayne ...

Jan. 21. Richard Williamson, 84. An ultra-traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal in 2009 when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him and other members of his ...

His remarks severely undermined Pope Benedict XVI’s efforts to renew dialogue ... parted ways many years ago." Following his Holocaust denial statements, Williamson was removed from his position ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...

Here, Yahoo News UK takes a look at that process. Since 2013, when Pope Benedict XVI resigned. He later died, in 2022. A new pope is chosen after the incumbent dies or resigns. Twelve years ago, Pope ...

Eijk was made a cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. Former president of the Council of Bishops Conferences of Europe and a devout Marian, Peter Erdo has long been a figure of consequence in the ...

Pope Francis’ condition isn't life-threatening, but he's not out of danger, his medical team said Friday, as the 88-year-old pontiff marked his first week in a hospital with pneumonia on top of ...

The churches' second oldest pope, Francis took on the role in 2013 after Pope Benedict XVI resigned due to age and declining health. Benedict was the first pope to step down from the position in ...