A timeline of significant events in the life of Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict XVI
Posted inEditorials, Faith
The Editors: Pope Benedict is a model of grace and humility for his successors
The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has deprived the church of a dedicated pastor whose papal witness stands as a model of grace and humility for his successors.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
What you need to know about the historic funeral of Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Francis will preside at the requiem Mass and impart the final blessing before the burial of Benedict XVI at a solemn ceremony marked by simplicity in St. Peter’s Square on the morning of Jan. 5.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis writes introduction to Benedict XVI’s final spiritual testament
“Benedict XVI did theology on his knees,” the pope wrote in the book’s introduction. “His explanation of the faith was carried out with the devotion of a man who has surrendered all of himself to God.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
When Pope Benedict debated theology with Cardinal Kasper in America magazine
Long before he became Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger wrote an essay for America on the universal church.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Benedict XVI’s longtime secretary to publish new tell-all book exposing ‘dark maneuvers’
Archbishop Georg Gaenswein’s “Nothing but the Truth: My Life Beside Pope Benedict XVI” is being published this month by the Piemme imprint of Italian publishing giant Mondadori.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Hong Kong allows Cardinal Zen, who was arrested last year, to attend Benedict’s funeral
Zen was elevated to cardinal by Benedict in 2006, which he said signaled the pope’s focus on China.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Consistency and order might seem like boring qualities. But they were the reasons I loved Pope Benedict.
Pope Benedict XVI’s life and writings for the church show that one can be a staunch defender of order in the church’s teaching while still respecting God’s infinite love and mercy.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Despite failings, Pope Benedict fought sex abuse more than any pope before him
Though he is criticized for the sexual abuse crisis in the church during his papacy, Benedict XVI did more than anyone before him to turn the Vatican around on clergy sexual abuse.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Thousands pay their final respects to Benedict XVI as his body lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica
There was not the air of sadness that pervaded those who paid their last respects to John Paul II when he died. It seems that the mourning for Benedict took place around the time of his resignation.