All Pope Benedict articles
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News Analysis
Explained: What is the conclave and how does it work?
Scheduled for 7 May, the conclave to elect the next pope is fast approaching. As the Catholic Church prepares for its new leader, Thomas Chacko explains the origins of the conclave, how the confidential process works, and the spiritual weight behind it
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Opinion
3 urgent tasks the next pope must get right
As the Catholic Church prepares for its next pope, Jack Valero outlines three priorities that the Church — and the world beyond it — will need him to focus on
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Opinion
‘Father, into your hands we commend Pope Benedict’s spirit’ - Read Pope Francis’s funeral homily
Pope Francis paid tribute to the life and service of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Read the text in full here