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Polish pilgrims celebrate after hearing the news that the next World Youth Day will be hosted by Krakow, Poland in 2016. | Credit: Walter Sanchez Silva/EWTN News

Poland prepares for possible papal visit

No date has been set, but the Polish government and bishops’ conference are jointly preparing for what would

Pope Leo XIV explains the Church’s ‘human and divine dimensions’

The pope’s catechesis focused on the dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium, one of the pillars of Vatican II. VATICAN

Pope Leo to visit Monaco in March, Spain in June

The pontiff’s visit will be the first papal trip to Spain since 2011. Matteo Bruni, director of the

Benedict XVI’s former secretary hopes the pope’s beatification process will open soon

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon

Ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s historic visit, Lebanese recall past papal trips

Anticipation is building across Lebanon as the country prepares to welcome Pope Leo XIV next week. The visit

Lebanese Catholics abroad await Pope Leo XIV’s visit to their homeland with hope

Members of the Lebanese Catholic diaspora are anticipating Pope Leo XIV’s three-day visit to Lebanon, taking place from

Gänswein, Benedict XVI trusted only in the mild force of truth

“One of the greatest and most influential theologians of all time on the Chair of Peter put himself
Benedict XVI at the Scala in Milan | | Church of Milan

Benedict XVI’s hymn to beauty

“Music, great music, relaxes the spirit, arouses deep feelings, and almost naturally invites us to raise our minds
Reference image of Pope Benedict XVI. Credit: Vatican Media

Letter from Benedict XVI reveals the ‘central motive’ for his resignation, biographer says

Benedict XVI said he had suffered from chronic insomnia since the early days of his pontificate, according to
Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict embrace each other at the Vatican's Mater Ecclesiae Monastery, June 30, 2015. | L'Osservatore Romano.

‘I lost a dad’: Pope Francis speaks about losing Benedict XVI

In an interview with the AP, Pope Francis spoke about his relationship with his predecessor, Benedict XVI. In
Pope Benedict in his study with Monsignor Xuereb and Monsignor Gänsweon on May 16, 2010 Photo: OR/ CPP/ CIRIC | | OR/ CPP/

The ‘second secretary’ remembers Benedict XVI

“Looking at the Popes in opposition to each other impoverishes a person’s perspective because they miss the beautiful and
Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 and Cardinal Mario Grech in 2022 | Vatican Media (L) and Daniel Ibanez/CNA (R)

Cardinal Grech: Benedict XVI was misunderstood throughout his life

“Incomprehension was a constant factor in the life and mission of this man,” Cardinal Mario Grech said. Pope

Ganswein’s book on his life as a Secretary of Pope Benedict XVI

Four days after the funeral of Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, Benedict’s long-time personal secretary, met with Pope
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In new book, the late Benedict XVI defends Christianity against claims of intolerance

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has posthumously defended Christianity against claims of intolerance “in the name of tolerance.” In
Pope Francis presides over the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square on Jan. 5, 2023. | Vatican Media

Pope Francis centralizes authority with reform of Diocese of Rome

It was widely anticipated that a major reform of the Diocese of Rome was coming, but no one
Archbishop Georg Gänswein (photo: Daniel Ibáñez / CNA)

What to read in Benedict XVI’s secretary’s ‘tell-all’ book?

In the latest book by Archbishop Georg Gänswein, for 20 years personal secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, there

How Benedict XVI lived the first days after his resignation

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, who was Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, describes in his memoirs the days following the resignation
Archbishop Georg Gänswein and Pope Francis | Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Pope Francis meets with Benedict XVI’s longtime secretary, Archbishop Gänswein

The private audience with the pope took place shortly before the public release of Gänswein’s forthcoming book detailing
Pope Benedict XVI on May 13, 2010 | Mazur/www.thepapalvisit.org.uk

Pope Benedict XVI: Doctor of the Church?

There are currently 37 Doctors of the Church, from Irenaeus of Lyon in the third century to Thérèse
Cardinal Joseph Zen. | Rock Li via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Cardinal Zen meets Pope Francis, prays at Benedict XVI’s tomb

The 90-year-old cardinal was in Rome for two days after the Hong Kong authorities temporarily released his passport.
The coffin of Pope Benedict XVI is prepared for interment in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica on Jan. 5, 2023. | Vatican Media

How to visit the tomb of Benedict XVI

The Vatican crypt will reopen to the public on Jan. 8. Benedict XVI was buried in the crypt

A closer look at the ceremonial details of Benedict XVI’s funeral

Without question, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s funeral was a pope’s funeral. But there were clear signals that it

Missed Pope Benedict XVI’s funeral? Watch it here

Watch EWTNʼs live coverage of the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Tens of thousands of people
Cardinal Joseph Zen, former bishop of Hong Hong, attends the funeral Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5, 2023, in St. Peter's Square. | Credit: Diane Montagna

Cardinal Zen attends Benedict XVI funeral after Hong Kong authorities release passport

The 90-year-old cardinal from Hong Kong arrived in St. Peter’s Square dressed in red and walking with a

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