ANALYSIS: The third anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s death on Dec. 31 provides an opportunity to look at his little-acknowledged diplomatic acumen. Pope Benedict XVI and Ecumencial Orthodox ...

A series of celebrations marking the centenary of the birth of Pope Benedict XVI will take place across four continents beginning on April 16, 2027. An international committee for the centenary ...

Pope Francis, left, meets Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the helipad of the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo on March 23, 2013. (Credit: Associated Press.) Cardinal Camillo Ruini thinks ...

One of the most controversial chapters in the pontificate of Benedict XVI was during his visit to Germany in 2006. Speaking to the University of Regensburg about “Faith, Reason and the University – ...

Feb. 28 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1784, the Methodist Church was chartered by John Wesley. In 1885, the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. was incorporated in New York as a subsidiary of ...

It is fitting that Pope St. Leo I is regarded as "the Great." He stood out as an exemplary example of how a pope should lead the Church. Thus far there have been 267 popes in the history of the ...

The odds-makers likely had an easier time 20 years ago, when Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, long a loyal servant of Pope John Paul II and dean of the college of cardinals, stepped onto the balcony ...

The presence of the Eucharist in history makes history itself and all those participating in it, “participants in the cosmic Eucharist.” The feast of Corpus Christi is important because the ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The cybersecurity reporter marked the death of Pope Benedict XVI by calling the late pontiff a “homophobic pedophile protector and Hitler Youth alumnus.” ...

ROME, ITALY - APRIL 06: Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful gathered at the Colosseum during the Way Of The Cross procession on Good Friday April 6, 2012 in Rome, Italy. The traditional Catholic ...