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Pope Francis visits Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI before celebrating his first Christmas Mass.
2013-12-24

Pope Benedict XVI announces a 24 November 2012 Consistory for the creation of six new Cardinals: James Michael Harvey, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Baselios Cleemis, John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, Jesús Salazar Gómez, and Luis Antonio Tagle.
2012-10-24

For the United States, Pope Benedict XVI appoints new bishops for the dioceses of Baltimore, Maryland; Rockford, Illinois; and Tallahassee-Pensacola, Florida.
2012-03-20

Pope Benedict XVI apologizes to the victims of sexual abuse within the Roman Catholic Church during his visit to Britain.
2010-09-18

The Catholic Church requests the public to donate at least £1 million to church collections today to fund three big open air masses at which Pope Benedict XVI will present while in the UK. The rest of the money is paid for by the British government.
2010-05-23

As many as half a million pilgrims from 35 nations, including India, China and Vietnam, attend open-air Mass at Fátima, Portugal, celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI. The Pope criticises abortion and same-sex marriage in a speech.
2010-05-13

Pope Benedict XVI makes an explicit promise that the Roman Catholic Church will take action against child sexual abuse by priests.
2010-04-21

Pope Benedict XVI issues a statement after a two-day meeting with all Irish bishops in the Vatican, including labelling paedophilia a "heinous crime", but his nuncio refuses to appear before an inquiry in Dáil Éireann.
2010-02-16

Pope Benedict XVI meets and forgives the woman who attacked him at Christmas Eve Mass in 2009.
2010-01-13