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 ...

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.

Has Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI "died" for the ... years and two days since the death of the German theologian pope Benedict XVI. There would have been time for the German Bishops' Conference ...

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.” ...

(JTA) — Jewish groups are among those marking the death of Benedict XVI, the Catholic pontiff ... fully denounce his own Nazi past. Born Joseph Ratzinger in Germany in 1927, Benedict spent ...

In his homily, which coincided with the liturgical reading of the prologue of John’s Gospel, Cardinal Koch reflected on Benedict’s lifelong dedication to exploring the meaning of the Logos — the Word ...

Pope Francis has appointed a supporter of allowing pro-abortion Catholic politicians to receive communion to lead the Roman Catholic archdiocese surrounding the United States capital ...

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 ...

Retired Pope Benedict XVI has published a letter which blames clerical sex abuse on the "all-out sexual freedom" of the 1960s. He said that cultural and historical change had led to a "dissolution ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mourners gathered at the Vatican to pay their last respects to retired Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Francis presided over the funeral of his predecessor at St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.