To many observers, Benedict, who died on Dec. 31, 2022 at the age of 95, was known for criticizing what he saw as the modern world’s rejection ... and Freising by Pope Paul VI.

Benedict stunned the world on Feb. 11 ... Benedict’s style couldn’t have been more different from that of John Paul or Francis. No globe-trotting media darling or populist, Benedict was ...

In his tone, demeanor and actions, Benedict was notably different from his predecessor. Where John Paul wowed crowds around the world with his mastery of numerous languages, Benedict’s influence ...

as well as in dioceses and orders around the world. After John Paul II’s death in 2005, Benedict gave a powerful and defining speech against the temptation of relativism, delivered before the ...

Benedict stunned the world on Feb. 11 ... Benedict’s style couldn’t have been more different from that of John Paul or Francis. No globe-trotting media darling or populist, Benedict was ...

The American Jewish Committee said in a statement Saturday that “Benedict continued the path of reconciliation and friendship with world Jewry blazed by his predecessor, John Paul II.” ...

Benedict made history in 2013 when he became the first pope to resign since the 1400s. Pelé was considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time, leading Brazil to World Cup wins in 1958 ...

And we feel so much gratitude in our hearts: gratitude to God for having given him to the Church and to the world ... Unlike the wildly popular John Paul II, Benedict was a stern and forbidding ...

Benedict stunned the world on Feb. 11 ... Benedict’s style couldn’t have been more different from that of John Paul or Francis. No globe-trotting media darling or populist, Benedict was ...