VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis voted for Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, in the 2005 conclave that followed the...
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Benedict XVI was bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013. His papacy faced several challenges, including the...
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For more than two decades, as a cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger repeatedly refused to let Catholics question Church doctrine.
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Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) was born on 16 April 1927 in Marktl am Inn, Germany. His father, a police officer, came from a traditional family of...
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In my opinion, Joseph Ratzinger will be remembered as the best theologian of the twentieth century, having the longest and most impactful...
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A couple of days ago, looking through and re-reading sections from some of the many (many!) books by Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI,...
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Joseph Ratzinger came to the University of St. Thomas in 1984 to preside at the dedication of the new Saint John Vianney College Seminary...
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Benedict XVI said he never wanted to be Pope but took the helm of the Catholic Church in the midst of an unprecedented storm.
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The pope entombed in the crypt under St. Peter's Basilica on January 5, 2023 was without doubt an extraordinary man. As a friend observed,...
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Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose death at 95 was announced Saturday, was a powerful intellectual force who shaped the Catholic Church's...
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