Those are the words of Pope Benedict XV from 1917, during World War I. Benedict XV said the belligerents must replace “the material force of arms” with “the moral force of law,” and called ...

I chose to call myself Benedict XVI ideally as a link to the venerated Pontiff, Benedict XV, who guided the Church through the turbulent times of the First World War. He was a true and courageous ...

“Pope Benedict XV had this little phrase assigned to him by Malachy, which was ‘religion depopulated’,” said Howells. “Now during his reign, from 1914 to 1922, there was the First World ...

This feast celebrates Peter’s leadership and the unity of the Church under the Pope. The “chair” in this feast is not just a ...

Fr. Emil Kapaun, a military chaplain who served during two wars, was decreed "Venerable" by the Vatican's Dicastery for the ...

Pope Benedict XV had the picture of Our Lady of Perpetual Help placed immediately over his chair of state in the throne room. Here it could be seen by all just over his head, as if to say ...

where he pursued the pacific policies of Pope Benedict XV. In 1917 he conveyed the Papal Peace Note to Kaiser Wilhelm II. In 1920 he became Papal Nuncio to Germany, added Lutheran Prussia to the ...

The process of selecting a new pope has remained largely unchanged for the past 800 years. Known as the Papal Conclave, this system will once again be used when the time comes to choose Pope Francis' ...

Benedict before him was 78, and was Pope for only eight years ... The ballot itself is secret and was introduced on 1621 by Gregory XV to try and avoid overt politicking but the Conclave is inevitably ...

Before him, Benedict XVI took the position at 78 and stepped ... The secret ballot system, introduced by Pope Gregory XV in 1621, aims to limit overt political influence, though factions ...