Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade ...

His brother, Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, is a retired priest. • Benedict XVI's sister Maria was his housekeeper until she died at the age of 69.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, cited this work during a lecture he gave at the Catholic University of Milan in February 1992, stating that the work “gives much food for ...

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the Vatican’s nuncio to the Baltic states, said the region has been disappointed with the current U.S. administration’s approach to Ukraine.

James Jackson of Cedar Falls thinks Pope Benedict XVI will adapt to the role easily. Ratzinger is a widely published theologian and is well-known in Catholic circles.

At Pope Benedict XVI’s inaugural Mass on April 24, 2005, he explained the symbolism of the pallium and the lamb’s wool as “meant to represent the lost, the sick, or weak sheep which the ...

General Audience: Pope tells why he Chose Name of Benedict In his first general audience, which was held this morning in St. Peter's Square in the presence of 15,000 people, the Pope again gave ...

Pope Leo XIV has called for compassion for the poor, victims of tyranny, and those affected by wars. On Sunday, he celebrated ...

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

Crowds of people standing behind barriers greeted the Holy Father, taking photos and shouting “Viva Papa!” as he walked ...

Pope Leo XIV is heading to the papal summer residence for a six-week vacation. He's giving the hilltop town of Castel ...

The debate in the Catholic Church over the celebration of the old Latin Mass is heating up just as Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate is getting under way ...