Benedict XVI Is the Second-to-Last Pope, Says Irish Prophet Malachy. Irish prophet Malachy predicted the world will end after reign of current pope. By ABC News. September 5, 2009, 12:03 PM.

Francis noted that in the novel, “everyone seems listless and passive, it seems obvious that the sick should be gotten rid of ...

March 26, 2010— -- As outrage mounted over the latest Catholic Church sex scandal, writer Christopher Hitchens called for the arrest of Pope Benedict XVI, and singer Sinead O'Connor said the ...

The last time this happened, in 2013, Catholics weren't mourning the death of the Holy Father; instead, they were reeling from the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, something that hadn't happened ...

The last time this happened, in 2013, Catholics weren't mourning the death of the Holy Father; instead, they were reeling from the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, something that hadn't happened ...

But Benedict XVI announced his intention to abdicate 17 days before the Sede Vacante, so there had already been discussion about when the conclave should start, and there was no funeral to prepare.