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Pope Benedict XVI

Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Nov. 9, 2022. (Rome's Secretariat of the Major Archbishop of the Greek Catholic Church via CNA)

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Benedict XVI tells Ukrainian archbishop: ‘I continue to pray for peace’

Andrea Gagliarducci|Nov 10, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI is pictured during his final general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo. The Second Vatican Council was "not only meaningful, but necessary," the retired pontiff said in a letter to an Oct. 20-21, 2022, conference on his work at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Vatican II was 'necessary,' retired pope writes to U.S. conference

Catholic News Service|Oct 21, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI views the casket of St. Celestine V, a 13th-century pope who resigned, during his visit to the earthquake-damaged Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L'Aquila, Italy, in this April 28, 2009, file photo. Pope Benedict retired in 2013. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

Stepping down: Experts draft proposed laws on status of a retired pope

Carol Glatz|Aug 11, 2022|6 Min Read

Then-Archbishop Joseph Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI, is pictured in this file photo May 28, 1977, the day of his ordination as archbishop of Munich and Freising. German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk has reported that a victim of sexual abuse is suing the retired pontiff, saying he approved the appointment of a known abuser as pastor in a Bavarian parish some 40 years ago. (CNS photo/KNA)

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Abuse victim seeks damages from retired Pope Benedict XVI

Catholic News Service|Jun 22, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI lays his pallium on the casket of St. Celestine V, a 13th-century pope who resigned, during a 2009 visit to the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L'Aquila, Italy, in this April 28, 2009, file photo. The Vatican announced June 4, 2022, that Pope Francis will visit LAquila Aug. 28 and will celebrate Mass in the square outside the basilica. (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano via Reuters)

Pope's trip to L'Aquila raises questions about papal resignations

Cindy Wooden|Jun 5, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI attends a celebration for his 85th birthday in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican April 16, 2012. (CNS photo/Stefano Spaziani, pool)

Five things to know about Benedict XVI on his 95th birthday

Hannah Brockhaus|Apr 16, 2022|2 Min Read

Pope Francis visits with Pope Benedict XVI at the retired pope's residence after a consistory at the Vatican in this Nov. 28, 2020, file photo. This photo was released by the Vatican Feb. 9 after Pope Francis, at his general audience, praised Pope Benedict's comment in a statement the previous day recognizing his own presence before "the dark door of death." (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Benedict XVI was ‘a prophet’ of Church’s future, Pope Francis tells Malta’s Jesuits

Courtney Mares|Apr 14, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI waves farewell at Franz Josef Strauss International Airport in Munich, Germany, in this Sept. 14, 2006, file photo at the end of a six-day trip to his homeland. The retired pope will celebrate his 95th birthday April 16, Holy Saturday. (CNS photo/Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters)

Catholics invited to congratulate Benedict XVI on his 95th birthday

Catholic News Agency|Apr 14, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI listens to Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, on a flight to Portugal in this May 11, 2010, file photo. Father Lombardi said Pope Benedict has never attempted to hide what is true, no matter how painful recognizing reality would be. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters)

Cardinal O'Malley: Retired pope's statement on abuse should galvanize all

Carol Glatz|Feb 8, 2022|4 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI attends the opening of the Holy Door to inaugurate the Jubilee Year of Mercy, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 8, 2015, file photo. The retired pope released a statement Feb. 8 concerning the recent report on abuse in the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, where he served as archbishop from 1977-1982. (CNS photo/Stefano Spaziani, pool)

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Benedict XVI asks abuse survivors for forgiveness as advisers defend handling of Munich cases

Catholic News Agency|Feb 8, 2022|8 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI presides at Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Sydney in this July 19, 2008, file photo. (CNS/courtesy of World Youth Day 2008)

Assessing Benedict’s record on abuse more complicated than it seems

John L. Allen Jr.|Jan 31, 2022|5 Min Read

Pope Benedict XVI blesses a couple during Mass at Westminster Cathedral in London in this Sept. 18, 2010, file photo. During his homily, the pope expressed his "deep sorrow" to the victims of clerical sexual abuse, saying these crimes have caused immense suffering and feelings of "shame and humiliation" throughout the church. (CNS photo/Reuters pool)

Vatican editorial defends Benedict XVI after release of abuse report

Junno Arocho Esteves|Jan 26, 2022|3 Min Read

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