Benedict Xvi

How Pope Benedict XVI leaves behind a legacy of intellectual brilliance and controversy

Benedict XVI’s personal legacy will likely be defined by the one issue that concerned him the most: how the Catholic Church can still make a difference in the modern world

Former pope Benedict XVI dies aged 95

The German pope emeritus, whose birth name was Joseph Ratzinger, had been living a quiet life in a former convent inside the Vatican grounds since his shock decision to step down in February 2013

Former pope Benedict XVI blames Catholic church's sex abuse crisis on 1960s revolution, collapse of 'faith'

The ex-pontiff Benedict XVI who retired in 2013 and chose to be known thereafter as pope emeritus, said responsibility for the crises rocking the Roman Catholic Church globally from Australia to Europe lay with the fight for an all-out sexual freedom, one which no longer admitted any norms.

Pope to Nigerian priests: you'll be fired if you don't obey

Pope Francis has laid down an ultimatum to Nigerian priests: be fired if you don't obey me and your bishop

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI to mark 65th anniversary as priest with ceremony

Retired Pope Benedict XVI will mark his 65th anniversary as a priest with a Vatican ceremony attended by Pope Francis

Pope Francis and the Grand Imam exchange hugs and gifts at Vatican

Pope Francis met the grand imam of Cairo's Al-Azhar Mosque at the Vatican on Monday in a historic encounter that was sealed with a hugely symbolic hug.

'Put mercy before judgement': Pope Francis opens 'Holy Door', launches Catholic Jubilee

Pope Francis on Tuesday launched an extraordinary Catholic Jubilee year of mercy by opening a "Holy Door" in the walls of St Peter's, embracing a 700-year-old tradition as he urged his Church to reach out to the modern world.

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in honour of Charlie Hebdo massacre victims

Pope Francis has celebrated a Mass in memory of the victims of the Charlie Hebdo massacre, decrying the "human cruelty" that people are capable of.

Pope blasts abortion, encourages Catholic doctors to refuse to perform them

Pope Francis offered an olive branch of sorts to the doctrine-minded, conservative wing of the Catholic Church on Friday as he denounced abortion as a symptom of today's "throw-away culture" and encouraged Catholic doctors to refuse to perform them

Benedict XVI returns to Vatican for first time

Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned on February 28, beginning an unprecedented era for the Catholic Church of having a retired pontiff living alongside a reigning one.