Vatican crowds gather for Benedict funeral
Some 100,000 mourners are expected to attend the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict as the former pontiff is laid to rest in the Vatican.
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Death of Benedict shades Vatican new year
While tributes to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI continue to flow from world leaders and conservative Catholics, others are highly critical of his pontificate.
Father of ex-choirboy sues Pell, Church
Cardinal George Pell and the Catholic Church are being sued in Victoria's Supreme Court by the father of a deceased former choirboy, for psychological harm.