ROME — With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis threw a wrench ...

With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis decided to extend the ...

Previous deans have been some of the most influential cardinals in the church, including Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who after he presided over the funeral of Pope John Paul II as dean was himself ...

In August 1994, the Congregation (now Dicastery) for the Doctrine of the Faith’s prefect, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger — the future Pope Benedict XVI — issued the directive “Norms for Use of ...

Francis is also not the first pope to share his life story. As a cardinal, Joseph Ratzinger wrote an autobiography which was published in 1997, eight years before he became Pope Benedict XVI ...

Preserving authenticity in celebrations of the Sacred Liturgy has been a prominent concern of Pope Benedict XVI (formerly known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) for more than 25 years.

His retirement this week at age 80 marks the end of a long ecclesial service closely associated with Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI. During the pontificate of Pope Francis, Cardinal Schönborn ...

Pope Francis is also not the first pope to share his life story. As a cardinal, the late Joseph Ratzinger wrote an autobiography that was published in 1997, eight years before he became Pope ...

Friends were discussing the brilliant new film Conclave this week, and said they were surprised at how political electing a new pope is ... conservative Joseph Ratzinger (who won on the fourth ...

He went on to study sacred theology in Paris and in Regensburg, Germany, under the then Father Joseph Ratzinger — the future Pope Benedict XVI. Cardinal Schönborn was awarded a doctorate in ...