It has now been exactly two years and two days since the death of the German theologian pope Benedict XVI. There would have ...

Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI has asked the world to pray for ... St Peter's Basilica following his election. German-born Joseph Ratzinger told a packed St Peter's Square: "I entrust myself ...

“Placing God at the center of attention was Pope Benedict XVI's main goal. In an era where God is often perceived as foreign ...

In his homily, which coincided with the liturgical reading of the prologue of John’s Gospel, Cardinal Koch reflected on ...

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95 ... prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict", whom he said was very ill. Born Joseph Ratzinger in Germany, Benedict was 78 when in 2005 he became one of ...

The report refers to sexual abuse cases by members of the clergy in Munich from 1945 to 2019, where Joseph Ratzinger was ... the pyramid with the pope, the former Pope Benedict.” ...

When Benedict XVI resigned in 2013 citing old age, he became the first Pope in 600 years to step down from the role. Born Joseph Ratzinger, the German cardinal was elected in April 2005 and chose ...

Left: Cover of ‘Beyond the Crises in the Church: The Pontificate of Benedict XVI’ by Robert Regoli. Right: Pope Benedict XVI prays Dec. 8, 2007, in Rome. (photo: St. Augustine’s Press ...

Joseph Ratzinger, the new archbishop of Munich and Freising, raises his arms to greet hundreds of believers at his arrival in Munich on May 23, 1977. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher) ...

Benedict XVI leaves behind a ... that marked Benedict's time as pope and, later, as pope emeritus. Priest and professor Benedict was born Josef Alois Ratzinger on April 16, 1927, in Marktl am ...

Preserving authenticity in celebrations of the Sacred Liturgy has been a prominent concern of Pope Benedict XVI (formerly known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) for more than 25 years.

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...