Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who is 93 years old, traveled to Germany to visit his ailing older brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, who is 96. The Vatican press office confirmed that Pope Benedict went to Germany June 18 to visit his brother. "The
In a newly published biography, Retired Pope Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church is threatened by a "worldwide dictatorship of seemingly humanist ideologies." He cited same-sex marriage, abortion and the "creation of humans in the laboratory" as examples. The German Catholic news
Retired Pope Benedict XVI "is well," although the coronavirus pandemic restrictions mean he will receive no visitors April 16, his 93rd birthday. "Thank God, all of us in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery are well," Archbishop Georg Ganswein, the retired pope's personal secretary,
"From the Depths of Our Hearts," a defense of priestly celibacy, has an introduction and conclusion written jointly by the retired pope and by Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, and one chapter written
Pope Francis said that he continues to visit retired Pope Benedict XVI, 92, who is like a grandfather who continues to encourage him and give him strength. "I take his hand and let him speak. He speaks little, at his own pace,
Retired pontiff offers unique perspective on abuse crisis, makes suggestions for the path ahead
Retired Pope Benedict XVI, acknowledging his role in helping the Catholic Church come to terms with the clerical sexual abuse crisis beginning in the 1980s, wrote an article outlining his thoughts about what must be done now.
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, future Pope Benedict XVI (CNS) “The real crisis has scarcely begun. We will have to count on terrific upheavals.” Father Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, made these comments about the future of the Church in a radio