The longtime secretary to Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged that his tell-all memoir has been criticized for casting Pope Francis in an unfavorable light

Pope Francis has offered prayers for the victims of the earthquake that shook vast swaths of territory in Ecuador and parts of Peru

Nicaragua's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations.

Pope Francis compared President Ortega’s administration to communists or Nazis.

The fallout from an explosive Polish TV report alleging that St. John Paul II covered up clergy sex abuses cases is escalating

A television news report claims that St. John Paul II knew about sexual abuse of children by priests under his authority when he was an archbishop in his native Poland

Pope Francis will visit Hungary at the end of April

Pope Francis has made clear in comments published by a Jesuit journal that he believes being pope is a lifetime position and that the late Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation was an exception

An outspoken critic of the Nicaraguan government sentenced to 26 years in prison

Pope Francis special envoy says the pontiff hopes Cuban authorities will release and grant amnesty to people arrested and sentenced following the historic protests that took place in 2021

Pope Francis has made a final appeal for peace in South Sudan

Pope Francis accused some of his critics Sunday of taking advantage of retired Pope Benedict XVI’s death to score ideological points in the latest salvo in the partisan divide of the Catholic Church

Pope Francis is warning South Sudan’s political leaders that history will judge them harshly if they continue to drag their feet implementing a 2018 peace accord

Pope Francis is warning South Sudan’s political leaders that history will judge them harshly if they continue to drag their feet implementing a 2018 peace accord

Pope Francis has led Congo’s young people in a rousing denunciation of political corruption

On his trip to Congo, Pope Francis has heard firsthand accounts of atrocities some people have endured during years of fighting in the eastern part of the country

Pope Francis has clarified his comments about homosexuality and sin

Pope Francis has criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust.”

Pope Francis is lamenting that the use of guns by civilians to defend themselves is becoming a “habit.”

Pope Francis has made an impassioned plea, including in his native Spanish language, for an end to violence in Peru

The archbishop of Austria has confirmed that it was he who wrote a letter to the future Pope Benedict XVI urging him to accept election as pontiff in 2005 if the votes went his way

Pope Francis has invited Christians of all dominations to gather in St. Peter's Square in September to help further the cause of Christian unity

Pope Francis has broken his silence on the nationwide protests convulsing Iran

Pope Francis has broken his silence on the nationwide protests convulsing Iran

Pope Francis has met with Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI

The Vatican is allowing the public to visit the new tomb of Pope Benedict XVI under St. Peter's Basilica

Pope Francis presided over the funeral procession for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Thursday in a first for the Catholic Church.

A funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is scheduled to begin 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at the Vatican.

ABC News senior correspondent Terry Moran discusses the latest on Pope Benedict's funeral as the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops calls for nine days of prayer in his memory.

The former pontiff wrote a total of 66 books, three encyclicals and four apostolic exhortations. He was even portrayed by Anthony Hopkins in the film “The Two Popes.”

Pope Francis paid homage to his retired predecessor by presiding over his funeral mass at the Vatican on Thursday.

Pope Francis has praised Pope Emeritus’ Benedict XVI’s “acute and gentle thought” on the final day of public viewing of his body in St. Peter’s Basilica before his funeral

Many of the conservative prelates who dominate the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were appointed by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

Over 135,000 people came to see the former pontiff over the last two days as he lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said.

Mourners are gathering for a second day.

Benedict died Saturday morning in the monastery on the grounds of the Vatican where he had lived quietly since stepping down as leader of the Catholic Church in 2013.

Tens of thousands of mourners waited to pay their respects to the late pope who is lying in state ahead of his Thursday funeral mass.

Over 60,000 mourners passed through St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday to pay their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at 95.

The Rev. James Martin, an ABC News Vatican contributor, and ABC News’ Terry Moran weigh in on the legacy of former Pope Benedict XVI as he lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

ABC News’ Ines de la Cuetara reports on the atmosphere in Vatican City as former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

People line up to pay final respects to the former pontiff, who made history by being the first pope in over 600 years to retire.

Benedict, who resigned from the papacy in 2013 citing his declining health, was the first pope to step down in 600 years.

Thousands lined up across St. Peter’s Square hours before dawn on Monday.

Pope Francis has marked the New Year by presiding over Mass.

Pope Francis remembered his predecessor during New Year's mass at the Vatican. The funeral for former Pope Benedict XVI will be Thursday.

The retired pontiff died Saturday at his home in the Vatican at the age of 95.

Following Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's death, world leaders are offering their condolences and remembrances.

Highlights from the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

ABC's Ines de La Cuetara discusses the first pope to step down in nearly 600 years.

The former pope received his last rites on Wednesday and the Vatican press office says he will lie in state at Saint Peter’s Basilica starting on Monday for the faithful to pay their respects.