VATICAN CITY -- Former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday in a monastery in the Vatican at the age of 95, asked for forgiveness for those he has "wronged" in the spiritual testament published ...

Musical preferences offer fleeting glimpses into the interior lives behind the white cassock where memory, culture, and prayer converge.

A brilliant thinker and prolific writer, Pope Benedict XVI wrote 66 books in his lifetime. His final work, “What Is Christianity? The Last Writings,” was published in Italian on Jan. 20, just weeks ...

New research from the Benedict XVI Centre for Religious, Ethics and Society at St Mary’s University, London, has provided a comprehensive account of Anglican clergy who have entered into full ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Tributes were paid Sunday on the first anniversary of the death of Pope Benedict XVI, with Pope Francis praising his love and wisdom and Benedict's private secretary expressing ...

Bullivant, who is also director of the Benedict XVI Centre for Religion and Society at St. Mary’s, identified two 'big waves' as major factors in pushing Anglican clergy to convert.

Cardinal Kurt Koch celebrated a pontifical Mass at the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, marking the second anniversary of the pope emeritus’ death. The pope from Bavaria, ...

Vatican officials have confirmed that the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has worsened after Pope Francis asked the faithful to pray for his predecessor. “Regarding the health conditions of the ...

Durante 400 años, la mayoría de los papas escapaban del verano romano a la comunidad enclavada entre montañas. Después Francisco dejó de ir, dejando a la ciudad algo desamparada. By Elisabetta ...

Businesses eagerly await the name of the next pope for merchandise. Feb. 27, 2013 — -- Interest in Pope Benedict XVI's last days as leader of the Catholic Church has heightened before his ...

The pope is quite the fashionista. Feb. 28, 2013— -- intro:He might be the leader of the Catholic world and the top dog of one of the longest-running insitutions in human history. But that ...