Pope Benedict

Clergy from around the world, a handful of heads of state and thousands of faithful attended the outdoor ceremony.

In keeping with Benedict's wishes, the ceremony will be simple, sombre and sober, the Vatican has said.

Vatican police said that 65,000 people had filed past on the first day.

The body of Benedict was being prepared for three days of public viewing in the same church starting Monday.

The body of Benedict will lie in state in St. Peter's Basilica on Monday and remain there for three days before his funeral.

Benedict, in 2013 became the first pope in some 600 years to resign and has been living in the Vatican since then.

Retired pope Benedict XVI is gone but far from forgotten as cardinals begin voting for candidates to replace him.

Benedict XVI has become the first pope to resign in over 700 years, telling a tearful crowd of faithful.

Pope Benedict XVI's final hours as pontiff on Thursday will be filled with tradition and symbols that underline the historic.

Pope Benedict XVI will spend his final night in his Vatican apartments after bidding an emotional farewell to 150,000 pilgrims.

Britain's most senior Roman Catholic cleric resigned as head of the Catholic Church in Scotland in the wake of claims that he made sexual advances towards priests.

Pope Benedict XVI delivered an emotional last Sunday prayer in St Peter's Square, saying God had told him to devote himself to prayer but assuring supporters he would not "abandon" the Church.

The Vatican condemned Italian media reports of intrigue, corruption and blackmail among senior prelates.

With just days to go before Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, the Vatican is battling persistent rumours that his decision was triggered by an explosive report on intrigue in its corridors of power.

Pope Benedict XVI called on the Church and its faithful to "renew" and "refocus on God by disowning pride and egoism", before he steps down.

Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.

The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.

This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.

Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.