Pope Francis also revealed that while others were putting his name forward in the hopes of forcing a stalemate, he believed Cardinal Ratzinger 'was the only one at that time [who] could be Pope.' Pope ...

In this file photo, Benedict XVI, left, greets Pope Francis in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) Listen ROME – In a new interview book about his relationship with his ...

(RNS) — Pope Francis said he backed Benedict XVI’s election despite efforts to rig the 2005 conclave. VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis said in a newly released interview that he backed his ...

Pope Francis voted for Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, in the 2005 conclave that followed the death of St. John Paul II. "He was the only one who could be pope at that time," ...