Pope Benedict XVI (1927–2022), the 265th pope, served from April 19, 2005, to February 28, 2013, a period of 7 years, 10 ...

ANALYSIS: The third anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI’s death on Dec. 31 provides an opportunity to look at his ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced his resignation in 2013, the first in 600 years. That led some to wonder if, as he grew increasingly frail and sick, Pope ...

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 ...

Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday offered his strongest public statement yet on sex abuse against minors by Roman Catholic priests, apologizing to victims and calling the abuse "evil." The apology came ...

Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement that he would step down at the end of the month is stunning but not surprising for a man with experience running a critical sector of the Vatican hierarchy while his ...

The 170 cardinals attending the extraordinary consistory called by Pope Leo XIV set the church's mission and synodality as ...