Francis saw his duty to be 'ad vitam' and not to follow Pope Benedict XVI in resigning Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years ...

“Creo que el ministerio del papa es ad vitam (para toda la vida). No veo razón por la cual no debería ser así. El ministerio de los grandes patriarcas siempre es de por vida.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick ...

While Pope Benedict XVI resigned, Francis saw his duty to be ‘ad vitam’ VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years.

Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick, Pope ...