following the devastating report which revealed that former Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI failed to act in several cases of abuse, almost a cover-up, while a bishop in Germany. The report refers to ...

Pope Benedict was still a "powerful presence" in the Vatican despite his retirement - the most senior British figure there has told the BBC. The comments, by Archbishop Paul Gallagher, have come ...

Pope Benedict (R), who retired in 2013, said he could not remain silent on the issue of priestly celibacy Retired Pope Benedict XVI has issued a defence of priestly celibacy in the Catholic Church ...

The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help "to hold firm Christ's central position in our lives. May he always be first in our thoughts and in all our activities!" Before concluding, Benedict XVI ...