Soon after Pope Benedict XVI was laid to rest in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, an Italian publisher released early copies of a book by the late pope's secretary.
Archbishop Georg Gänswein's book, "Nothing but the Truth: My Life Beside Benedict XVI,"
Elizabeth Scalia reflects on the many calls of duty that Pope Benedict received that went against his own preferences.
In what looks like a continuation of pontifical legacy, Pope Benedict XVI was buried in the crypt where his Polish predecessor, St. John Paul II, was first buried. St. John XXIII also was buried there prior to his beatification.
A triple coffin --
(OSV News) — The U.S. bishops are inviting Catholics to participate in a Jan. 5 to Jan. 13 novena for the repose of retired Pope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31 at the age of 95. The start of the novena coincides
How does one even begin to assess the legacy of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI? His career spanned over 60 years, and he wore many hats during several tumultuous decades: priest, theologian, theological expert at the Second Vatican Council, author, bishop, head of
Deep in the pre-dawn dark of December 31, the nurse attending Benedict XVI’s bedside heard him utter a soft and clear sentence: “Signore ti amo!” — Lord, I love you. They would be his last words. A bed of pain. A voice
In his latest post from Rome, Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, was one of thousands of priests to concelebrate the requiem Mass for Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter’s Square this morning. Father Patrick writes: “The towering dome of
Pope Benedict XVI "spread and testified to" the Gospel his entire life, Pope Francis told tens of thousands of people gathered Jan. 5 for his predecessor's funeral Mass.
"Like the women at the tomb, we too have come with the fragrance of gratitude
The person closest to Pope Benedict XVI for the past two and a half years said the most important thing about him was that "the faith he learned, taught and proclaimed was the faith he lived."
Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the long-time personal secretary
The key to understanding the life, work and contribution of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, also known as Pope Benedict XVI, is to be found in a fundamental realization that his entire natural existence was rooted and lived in a supernatural encounter with the