(JTA) — Jewish groups are among those marking the death of Benedict XVI, the Catholic pontiff who died Saturday at 95, a decade after shocking the world by becoming the first pope since the Mid ...

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 ...

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 ...

Directed by German filmmaker Edward Berger—who recently won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film for his 2022 film ...

The Pope has urged "hope and kindness" in a message recorded for Thought for the Day for BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Pope ...

Former Pope Benedict XVI has died, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for fewer than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first ...

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI revealed a new-style nativity scene in the Vatican's St. Peter's Square. It depicted Jesus' birth ...

following the devastating report which revealed that former Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in several cases of abuse, almost a cover-up, while a bishop in Germany. The report refers to ...

Having instituted the World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021, the Holy Father is keeping true to his inaugural ...

By Kielce Gussie Welcoming Italian pilgrims from the Camino de Santiago, Pope Francis commented that the “number of pilgrims ...