As I considered the latest contretemps involving the prefect of the Dicastery of for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), ...

The prestigious Ratzinger Prize this year will go to Riccardo Muti, who was chosen by the scientific committee and the board ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) To many observers, Benedict, who died on Dec. 31, 2022 at the age of 95, was known for ...

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany addresses the faithful as the new pope in this frame from TV, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 19 2005. Bells chimed at St. Peter's Basilica Tuesday evening, ...

Several years ago, Catholic traditionalists sharply criticized Pope Francis for reversing a decree that his Bavarian predecessor, Benedict XVI, issued in 2007 to permit unrestricted use of the ...

In the days since Leo XIV first walked out on that Vatican balcony as the first American pope, everyone has been trying to figure out what it will mean for the Catholic Church, the U.S., the world, ...

Robert Harris explains the Vatican process that inspired his story. With Pope Francis's funeral drawing more than 200,000 expected attendees on Saturday, interest in the papal succession process has ...

After the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, "Conclave" is the first movie that comes to a lot of people's minds. But don't forget about the actual film about the late pontiff. Directed by ...

The arc of Vatican rhetoric on sexual issues is long, and it doesn’t bend much at all. On October 30, 1986, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith released a letter to bishops, “On ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has exposed the political “maneuvers” used to sway votes during the two most recent elections of popes, while denying he is planning to reform the process for future ...

Pope Francis voted for Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, in the 2005 conclave that followed the death of St. John Paul II. "He was the only one who could be pope at that time," ...

“‘God is dead’ is the most misquoted and abused of Nietzsche’s one-liners,” commented Anna Khachiyan in a recent episode on the “Red Scare” podcast. “And I think,” replied Dasha Nekrasova, her co-host ...