The Vatican has released the complete letter by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI about Pope Francis after facing criticism for manipulating a photograph of it.

Benedict affirmed that “there is an internal continuity between the two pontificates.”

The six-part part series, which will play Sunday nights starting March 11, is subdivided into some novel plots of papal territory.

The pope's brother reportedly told a German magazine that Pope Benedict was sick.

"My hour had passed and I had given all I could."

Game of Thrones actor Jonathan Price will play Pope Francis in the upcoming Netflix film.