The elderly Bavarian priest had been hospitalized in Regensburg, in Bavaria, where he lived and where he received his brother Joseph’s final visit, with whom he had been ordained on the same day. ROME ...

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He defined a conservative course for the Roman Catholic Church, but his papacy was noted for his struggle with the clergy sexual abuse scandal and for his unexpected resignation. By Ian Fisher and ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has exposed the political “maneuvers” used to sway votes during the two most recent elections of popes, while denying he is planning to reform the process for future ...

Pope Francis delivers "Regina Caeli" prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Evandro Inetti/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Pope Francis has accused the German prelate Georg Gänswein, the long-time confidant ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has exposed ...

Pope Francis meets Archbishop Georg Gänswein, personal secretary to the late Pope Benedict XVI, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican May 19, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) VATICAN ...

The surviving relatives of the late Pope Benedict XVI stand to inherit money from his legacy, according to the executor of his last will and testament. None of these relatives seem willing to touch it ...

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger speaks at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on Jan. 27, 1988, in New York. (RNS file photo by Odette Lupis) (RNS) — The surviving relatives of the late Pope Benedict XVI stand to ...