Tag: Pope Benedict XVI
Latest McCarrick report indicates failure of Church response
Theodore E. McCarrick was able to rise up the Catholic hierarchical structure based on personal contacts
Pope Benedict approved draft China agreement: Parolin
For the first time in decades, all the bishops in China are in communion with the pope, and the faithful "know how important it is that all Chinese bishops are in full communion with the universal church
Aussie academic wins prestigious Ratzinger Prize for theology
UNDA's Dr Tracey Rowland is the first Australian to be awarded the Ratzinger Prize for Theology.
Anna Krohn: The last visit of the Ratzinger brothers
On 1 June the website of the Regensburg Diocese in Bavaria was marked by a simple black banner which read: “Georg Ratzinger ist heimgegangen”....
Pope Emeritus farewells brother
Retired Benedict XVI followed the funeral of his brother, Georg Ratzinger, via livestreaming.
Retired pope visits sick brother Mons Georg
After speaking with Pope Francis, the Pope Emeritus has gone to Germany for the private visit.
New biography reveals retired pope
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI said 'possible dementia' was one cause for his 2013 resignation.
Luminous tale of Franz Jagerstatter, the martyr who defied Hitler
In 2007, Franz Jagerstatter (1907-1943), a devoutly Catholic Austrian farmer martyred by the Nazis for his stance as a conscientious objector, was declared blessed...
Benedict XVI and cardinal co-author
The former pope and Cardinal Robert Sarah respond to calls for "refashioning the priesthood".
Netflix’s The Two Popes review: The Godd couple
When one is anticipating an indepth double portrait of two great figures of the Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, a buddy-comedy...
