The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who earned renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys’ choir, has died at 96. The Regensburg diocese ...

Father Ratzinger, a trained musician, pursued a career far away from the world of the Vatican and the future Pope Benedict XVI. By Ari L. Goldman The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, a Roman Catholic priest and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BERLIN (AP) — The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the ...

VATICAN CITY — Although the conclave officially began when the ornate doors of the Sistine Chapel closed Monday, the election of Pope Benedict XVI less than 24 hours later was virtually decided before ...

The Vatican announced Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, that Pope Benedict XVI, the former Joseph Ratzinger, died at age 95. Born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on April 16, 1927, in Marktl am Inn, Germany, he grew ...

BERLIN (AP) — The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI, who earned renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys' choir, has died at 96. The ...

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2006 file picture Pope Benedict XVI, right, walks with his brother priest Georg Ratzinger in Regensburg, southern Germany. The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the older brother of ...

BERLIN — The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, the elder brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI who earned renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys’ choir, has died in Bavaria at age 96.