The rare existence of two living men who have served as pope has raised challenges for the Catholic Church over the past several years and, in a new book, former pope Benedict XVI is stirring up ...

Pope Benedict XVI doesn’t think people can claim any “right to a nuptial ceremony.” Also, he thinks better premarital counseling could help avoid a “vicious circle” of invalid marriages ...

Benedict was the first pope to retire in six centuries. He died last Dec. 31 at the age of 95 in the Vatican monastery where he spent 10 years as a pope emeritus.

The Vatican marked the first anniversary on Sunday of the death of Pope Benedict XVI, with one of his closest aides saying he never would have approved a recent declaration allowing Catholic ...