The pope emeritus’ personal secretary recalled the words during a June celebration organized by the Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI Foundation... Read more
A recent letter from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has become the subject of controversy, after a Vatican office admitted to... Read more
The movie Spotlight’s Best Picture win at the Academy Awards has brought renewed attention to the Catholic sex abuse scandals... Read more
A new volume of Benedict XVI's collected works includes an updated version of a 1972 essay in which he had... Read more
Addressing the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Monday, Pope Francis unveiled a bust of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, lauding his... Read more
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver says the end of the Year of Faith should encourage Catholics to continue to... Read more
The Vatican is not at all surprised the International Criminal Court rejected a request by an abuse victims’ advocacy group... Read more
Benedict XVI has returned to the Vatican after moving to the papal summer household outside of Rome to not interfere... Read more
The Vatican Television Center will release the documentary “Francesco” next week, providing an intimate look at the historic events that... Read more
A Syrian Christian who fled the fighting in his country believes that the Good Friday Stations of the Cross at... Read more
A book containing more than 50,000 messages of gratitude to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has been delivered to the Apostolic... Read more
A book on all of Benedict XVI’s speeches from the moment he announced his resignation until his last day as... Read more
The man who is known around the world as “the Pope’s shoemaker” expressed sadness at the retirement of Pope Benedict... Read more
After the 15-minute helicopter trip to Castel Gandolfo, Pope Benedict XVI offered a word of thanks to the thousands of... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI has left the Vatican by helicopter and will soon arrive in the town of Castel Gandolfo where... Read more
On Thursday, Feb. 28, church bells in Rome and Albano rang out during the helicopter flight that took Pope Benedict... Read more
Pope Benedict XVI surprised the cardinals and organizers of a Feb. 28 farewell ceremony by saying the future Pope is... Read more
The Vatican’s post office is issuing a special cancelation stamp to mark the end of Pope Benedict XVI’s papacy. Read more
Echoing the disciples on the Road to Emmaus, Cardinal Angelo Sodano told Pope Benedict that the cardinals’ hearts “burned when... Read more
Students at American Catholic universities are observing the end of Pope Benedict XVI’s papacy with special Masses, prayers and acts... Read more