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Cardinal Joseph Zen preaches a sermon during a Mass at the Holy Cross Church on May 24, 2022, in Hong Kong, China. / Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesRome Newsroom, Jan 3, 2023 / 04:38 am (CNA).Cardinal Joseph Zen has said that he believes that the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be a "powerful intercessor in heaven" for the Catholic Church in China.In a reflection posted on his blog on Jan. 3, Zen remembered Benedict XVI as a "great defender of the truth" who took "extraor...

Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict embrace each other at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, June 30, 2015. / L'Osservatore Romano.Vatican City, Jan 2, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).In the first hours after his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis thought of his predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.Moments after making his first public appearance as pope, from the balcony of St. Peters Basilica, Francis said: "First of all, I would like to offer a prayer for our bishop em...

The mortal remains of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI were moved early in the morning on Jan. 2, 2023, from his former residence in the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery to St. Peter's Basilica, where the late pope is lying in state through Jan. 4. Thousands waited in line to pay their respects. / Daniel Ibañez / EWTNVatican City, Jan 3, 2023 / 01:46 am (CNA).Following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, these are the details you should know about his funeral in the Vatican.Benedict...

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The future Supreme Knight Patrick E. Kelly greeting Pope Benedict XVI, April 5, 2008. / LOsservatore RomanoWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 1, 2023 / 15:03 pm (CNA).Following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday at age 95, major U.S.-based lay Catholic groups expressed their gratitude for the late popes life and legacy, and for his support for their organizations missions. Benedict died on Saturday at the age of 95. He served as pontiff from 2005 until 2013 when he be...

Cardinal Thomas Collins. / Daniel Abel/cc 2.0Edmonton, Canada, Jan 1, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA).Tributes for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI have poured in from leaders of the Canadian Catholic community following the former pontiffs passing on Dec. 31 at his residence at the Vaticans Mater Ecclesiae Monastery.Cardinal Thomas Collins, the archbishop of Toronto, hailed the former pope as a model of inspiring discipleship and theological wisdom."Throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto, we join in mourni...

New cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan (L), Archbishop of New York, receives the biretta cap from Pope Benedict XVI in Saint Peter's Basilica on February 18, 2012 in Vatican City, Vatican. / Franco Origlia/Getty ImagesWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 1, 2023 / 11:33 am (CNA).Since the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, members of the College of Cardinals from the United States have offered tributes to the late pope who they remember as a "scholar" and "true disciple."Here is...

Benedict XVI greeted a fluffy black cat named Pushkin during his visit to the Birmingham Oratory established by St. John Henry Newman. / Courtesy of the Birmingham OratoryRome Newsroom, Jan 1, 2023 / 12:10 pm (CNA).The late Benedict XVI was known for his intellectual acumen as a theologian and philosopher, but perhaps his most relatable quality was that he was a cat person. As we remember the life and legacy of the pope, here is a look at his favorite feline friends from Bavaria to the Vati...

Reception of Pope Benedict XVI from Federal President Christian Wulff at Schloss Bellevue on Sept. 22, 2012, in Berlin, Germany. / Credit: vipflash / ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 1, 2023 / 12:12 pm (CNA).The last words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as he lay on his deathbed were "Lord, I love you!" according to the late popes longtime personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Vatican News reported.At about 3 a.m. on Dec. 31, a few hours before he died, Benedict was a...

Benedict XVI holds his final general audience, Feb. 27, 2013. / Mazur/www.thepapalvisit.org.uk (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)Denver, Colo., Jan 1, 2023 / 13:00 pm (CNA).The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI prompted his former students and other Catholic scholars to reflect on his importance for the Catholic Church as a theologian, a scholar and a preacher. Some even raised the prospect of the late pontiffs canonization and recognition as a Doctor of the Church."I dont know anyone who has worked close...