Pope Francis has exposed the political "maneuvers" used to sway votes during the two most recent elections of popes, while denying he is planning to reform the
Pope Francis has accused the German prelate Georg Gänswein, the long-time confidant of the late pope Benedict XVI, of a "lack of humanity" and having "used" the former pontiff. Pope Francis, 87, has levelled the accusations in a new book of interviews which will be published in Spanish on Wednesday. In the interviews, Pope Francis takes issue with Gänswein's decision to publish a book immediately after Benedict's death on New Year's Eve 2022. In the interview book "El Sucesor" ("The Successor")
Mater Ecclesiae in the Vatican Gardens will now be used again for its "original purposes," the Vatican announced. Pope Emeritus Benedict and his confidant Georg Gänswein lived in the building for years. Benedict XVI, who was pope for about eight years, also died there on New Year's Eve 2022 at the age of 95. The monastery was considered a point of reference for all those who disagreed with Pope Francis' comparatively more liberal course. The 67-year-old GäNSwein is now back in Freiburg.
Pope Benedict XVI described Pope Francis’ decision to ban the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass a “dangerous” error, according to a new book by Benedict’s longstanding secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein.