Looking back 22 years after their public, published differences, Cardinal Walter Kasper wrote that his “friendly debate” with then-Cardinal Ratzinger had always pleased him.
Pope Benedict XVI
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Pope Benedict XVI’s secretary, advocate and confidant: What you need to know about Georg Gänswein
Archbishop Georg Gänswein is publishing a memoir of his years with Pope Benedict. But the archbishop is a compelling figure in and of himself.
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Biden, Benedict and immigration: How U.S. border policy violates Catholic teaching
While some like to talk about Benedict being “conservative” and Francis “liberal,” they both have strongly upheld Catholic teaching on migration.
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Pope Francis has private audience with longtime Benedict aide amid tell-all book fallout
Pope Francis met on Monday with Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the longtime secretary of Pope Benedict XVI who has raised eyebrows with an extraordinary memoir.
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Podcast: Was Pope Francis wrong to only mention Benedict XVI once in his funeral homily?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Ricardo da Silva, S.J., and Gerard O’Connell discuss the criticism that Pope Francis’ homily did not sufficiently eulogize and recognize the legacy of the former pope—and more.
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Pope Benedict XVI ordered destruction of private notes before death, Archbishop Gänswein reveals
According to the book, the pope emeritus ordered the destruction of all his private notes in writing, “without exceptions and without loopholes.”
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Scroll buried with Pope Benedict sums up his life and ministry in just 1,000 words
Pope Benedict XVI was a renowned theologian, a “recognized authority,” who left “a rich legacy of studies and research on the fundamental truths of the faith,” said the official summary of his life and papacy.
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Pope Francis presides over historic funeral for Benedict XVI
The bells tolled, the organ played, and the congregation of 50,000 Romans and pilgrims applauded warmly as pallbearers brought the casket of Pope Benedict XVI onto the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica.
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When heaven and earth get a little bit closer together
A Reflection for Thursday before Epiphany, by Jill Rice
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A timeline of Pope Benedict XVI’s life and papacy: From humble beginnings to historic resignation
A timeline of significant events in the life of Pope Benedict XVI.