Pope Benedict
Highlights from the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
By The Associated Press — December 31, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Highlights from the life of the 95-year-old retired pope.
Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’
By Nicole Winfield — December 29, 2022
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The diocese of Rome scheduled a special Mass in honor of Benedict on Friday at St. John Lateran.
Pope denies resignation rumors, hopes to visit Kyiv, Moscow
By Associated Press — July 5, 2022
ROME (AP) — He said his knee is ‘slowly getting better’ with laser and magnet therapy.
Pope Benedict faulted over sex abuse claims: New report is just one chapter in his – and Catholic Church’s – fraught record
By David Gibson — February 1, 2022
(The Conversation) — Pope Benedict XVI’s many years of wrestling with the abuse crisis highlight the Catholic Church’s broader challenges addressing it.
Pope vows justice for abuse victims after Ratzinger faulted
By Nicole Winfield — January 21, 2022
ROME (AP) — Francis said the church was continuing to discern the way forward in the abuse scandal, which has discredited the Catholic hierarchy at the Vatican and around the world.
New Benedict book promotes priestly celibacy, suggesting rift with Francis
By Claire Giangravé — January 13, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In a new book he co-authored, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI defends clerical celibacy at a time when Pope Francis is considering allowing more married men to become Catholic priests.
Newly released letters shine light on McCarrick allegations
By Jack Jenkins — May 28, 2019
(RNS) — McCarrick allegedly acknowledged in one letter that he shared his bed with seminarians, an act he called 'an unfortunate lack of judgment.'
Retired Pope Benedict wades into clergy sex abuse debate
By Nicole Winfield — April 11, 2019
(AP) — His analysis was immediately criticized as 'catastrophically irresponsible' — a conflict with efforts by his successor, Pope Francis, to lead the church out of its crisis.
Alfie Evans, British toddler at center of legal medical battle, dies after taken off life support
By Christal Hayes — April 28, 2018
(USA Today) — 'I am deeply moved by the death of little Alfie,' Pope Francis posted on Twitter. 'Today I pray especially for his parents, as God the Father receives him in his tender embrace.'
Vatican media chief resigns over doctored letter scandal
By Nicole Winfield — March 21, 2018
VATICAN (AP) — The so-called 'Lettergate' scandal erupted last week after Vigano read aloud part of a private letter from retired Pope Benedict XVI at a book launch for a Vatican-published, 11-volume set of books about Francis' theology.
5 years of Francis and his gritty Catholicism
By John Gehring — March 12, 2018
(RNS) — Francis critics have worked themselves into a frenzy because the first Jesuit pope prioritizes discernment and pastoral theology over a one-size-fits-all rigidity when it comes to the application of doctrine, writes John Gehring.
Report: Hundreds of boys abused at German choir school
By Jerome Socolovsky — July 18, 2017
BERLIN (AP) — At least 547 members of a prestigious Catholic boys choir in Germany were physically or sexually abused between 1945 and 1992, according to a report released Tuesday.
Catholicism’s Two-Party System
By Mark Silk — July 17, 2017
The Party of Francis versus the Party of Benedict
Pope gives up another indulgence: His summer palace
By Josephine McKenna — October 21, 2016
CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (RNS) Without ever having spent a night there, the pope ordered Castel Gandolfo, where pontiffs have holidayed for nearly 400 years, be turned into a museum.
Pope Francis opens doors to ‘Year of Mercy’ in a time of fear
By Rosie Scammell — December 8, 2015
(RNS) Tens of thousands of pilgrims underwent tight security checks, including metal detectors, in order to attend the ceremony.
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