The decision by Pope Benedict XVI to resign due to his “advanced age” and “deteriorating strength” has been received in the local religious community with admiration and as a sign of his humility.

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 job ...

Benedict XVI resigned nearly eight years into a papacy beset by toxic infighting within the Church – Copyright POOL/AFP ANDY BUCHANAN Benedict XVI, accused of ...

With the death of Benedict XVI, Pope Francis enters a new phase of his papacy free from the constraints of co-existing with a predecessor, but conservative criticism of his reforms may not end. For ...