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.

Former Pope Benedict has said he resigned after "God told me to" during what he called a "mystical experience," a Catholic news agency reported. Benedict, whose formal title is now Pope Emeritus, ...

The gracefulness of his departure may turn out to be the biggest part of Pope Benedict’s legacy, according to Diaz and others, freeing future pontiffs to resign when the time is right. “People live a ...

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Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Mark E. Brennan of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, and named as his successor Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala of Washington. The ...