With diplomatic relations spanning more than 180 sovereign states, the Holy See maintains one of the world’s most extensive ...

Almost five months after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia and the ambitious powers of the world began the First World ...

I chose to call myself Benedict XVI ideally as a link to the venerated Pontiff, Benedict XV, who guided the Church ... culture and civilization." The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help ...

On December 24, 1914, the fighting along the Western Front of the First World War stopped suddenly. It was just […] ...

In the 15 days between the death of Pope Benedict XV on January 22, 1922 and the election of his successor, Pius XI, on ...

Just about a month into the war, Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa was elected Pope and took the name Benedict XV. He strongly believed in papal authority. Back in 1910, his Lenten Pastoral had been ...

The Catholic Church has strict protocols in place following the death of its leader, but with the death of former Pope Benedict, it is unclear whether those same protocols will apply to a retired ...

Former Pope Benedict XVI failed to act over four child abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich, a German probe into the Catholic Church has alleged. Pope Benedict, then called Josef Ratzinger ...

The name "Benedict" also acknowledged Benedict XV, a much-overlooked pope who tried to broker a peace agreement to end the First World War. Controversies in the pontificate After his election ...

Just about a month into the war, Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa was elected Pope and took the name Benedict XV. He strongly believed in papal authority. Back in 1910, his Lenten Pastoral had been ...