Like most food lore, there are conflicting claims as to where and how the classic dish was invented. But this historic ...

He was widely seen as a conservative who was in line with Pope John Paul. ROME -- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at his home in the Vatican at 95, Vatican officials announced. "With sorrow I ...

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

Pope Benedict will be remembered as a profoundly intelligent and prayerful man, called to leadership during a time of turmoil in a church, who was not really suited for such rough waters. Enter your ...

VATICAN CITY — One of Benedict XVI’s most controversial achievements was his liberalization of the ancient liturgy through his 2007 apostolic letter issued motu proprio, Summorum Pontificum. To ...

Here is a look back at the key dates and events in the life of Pope Benedict XVI: 1927 — Joseph Ratzinger is born on Holy Saturday, April 16, in the Bavarian town of Marktl am Inn, Germany, and is ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the shy German theologian who tried to reawaken Christianity in a secularized Europe but will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to ...

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon for the German pontiff, who died on Dec. 31, 2022. “Personally, I have great ...

The former pontiff made headlines in 2013 when he unexpectedly stepped down from his role, becoming the first Pope to do so in nearly 600 years Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican ...

Retired Pope Benedict XVI said in an interview that he felt a "duty" to resign from the papacy because of his declining health and the rigorous demands of papal travel. While his heart was set on ...