Benedict XVI on Tuesday expressed his “profound shame” to the victims of clerical abuse but stopped short of acknowledging any specific personal responsibility.

Pope Benedict XVI was a reluctant leader, anchoring his nearly eight-year pontificate in promoting a traditional faith. Among his most enduring legacies is his nontraditional exit.

ROME— Pope Francis on Wednesday said that his 95-year-old predecessor, retired Pope Benedict XVI, was very ill and asked the faithful to pray for him. “Remember him—he is very sick—asking ...

Benedict would have banned same-sex blessings, aide says on anniversary By Philip Pullella December 31, 202311:54 AM PSTUpdated December 31, 2023 ...

The former Pope Benedict XVI, seen here in 2010, did not intervene in four cases of sexual abuse when he was the archbishop of Munich and Freising, according to a law firm's new report. The ...

It is the religion, Pope Benedict insists, which the Church must combat in the third millennium for the sake of civilization itself. A civilization built upon dogmatic relativism is one that ...