Although the intellectual stature of Benedict XVI is a commonly accepted fact, even by many of his most fervent opponents, the true essence of his thought remains subject to all sorts of ...

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 Joseph Ratzinger I knew for 35 years — first as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), later as Pope Benedict XVI and then pope emeritus — was a brilliant, holy man who ...

When the name “Ratzinger” resounded from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to indicate who would be the next supreme pontiff of the 1.1 billion-strong Roman Catholic Church, elation burst out in ...

Pope Benedict XVI delivers a blessing at the start of his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 17. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Gino Burresi may sound like the name of a shortstop ...

Benedict XVI met with four recipients of the Ratzinger Prize at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican on Saturday. The meeting lasted one hour and allowed each of the academics to discuss their ...

Confusion created today on the papal plane – after Pope Benedict XVI appeared to say that politicians who vote in favor of abortion rights should be considered excommunicated, only to have Vatican ...

Ratzinger, the first German pope in centuries, emerged onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, where he waved to a wildly cheering crowd of tens of thousands and gave his first blessing. Other ...

The Rev. Georg Ratzinger, who was the older brother of Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI and who earned renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed German boys’ choir, died July 1 in Regensburg, ...

The Vatican's lawyer says then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger told a California bishop to make sure a priest with a history of sexually molesting children didn't abuse while the church worked to defrock ...

A French Jesuit and an American legal scholar were named the recipients of this year’s Ratzinger prize on Friday. The Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation announced on Oct. 7 that Jesuit Father ...

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 ...