Three years ago, tens of thousands gathered in a cold, foggy St. Peter’s Square as Pope Francis presided over the simple and solemn funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years. Royalty, world leaders, clergy, and families joined in prayer as Benedict’s coffin was carried into the square, where Archbishop Georg Gänswein knelt and kissed it and the rosary was prayed in Latin. In his homily, Francis reflected on Jesus’ words, “Father, into your hands I commen
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Three years ago, tens of thousands gathered in a cold, foggy St. Peter’s Square as Pope Francis presided over the simple and solemn funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years. Royalty, world leaders, clergy, and families joined in prayer as Benedict’s coffin was carried into the square, where Archbishop Georg Gänswein knelt and kissed it and the rosary was prayed in Latin. In his homily, Francis reflected on Jesus’ words, “Father, into your hands I commen
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