It's an inspirational picture: Pope Benedict XVI, dressed in white and carrying ... by the caption underneath it (click to enlarge). It's written in Comic Sans, the balloon-y, cartoon-y typeface ...

One cannot imagine two more disparate characters meeting and being cordial to each other than Pope ... Benedict XVI sent him a copy of his 1970 book, Introduction to Christianity, a most ...

When reflecting on the life’s work of a public figure, it is natural to pick a moment in their career ... but we can pinpoint choices they made that are key to understanding their influence. When it ...

Bishop Robert Barron’s media company Word on Fire plans to publish in English more than two dozen volumes of the collected works of Joseph ... he served as Pope Benedict XVI, including titles ...

following the devastating report which revealed that former Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in several cases of abuse, almost a cover-up, while a bishop in Germany. The report refers to ...

Pope Benedict was still a "powerful presence" in the Vatican despite his retirement - the most senior British figure there has told the BBC. The comments, by Archbishop Paul Gallagher, have come ...

The fourth encyclical of his pontificate, it follows “Lumen Fidei,” co-written with Pope Benedict XVI, “Laudato Si’” and “Fratelli Tutti.” Here, four of our editors share their first ...

Former Pope Benedict XVI failed to act over four child abuse ... but who then continued to work in pastoral care roles - this often involves visiting and supporting people within the community.