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

where Joseph Ratzinger was archbishop between 1977 and 1985 Speaking from the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican to members of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Pope Francis said “the ...

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

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

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 ...

“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 ...

“Habemus papam” – We have a Pope. In 2005, Joseph Ratzinger was one of the most senior cardinals based in the Vatican. There was a sense that well-organised conservative Cardinals outplayed ...

In 2001, the future Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, wrote the preface for a book on St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, praising the saint as “one of the great figures of Catholic reform in ...