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Ratzinger Prize

Notre Dame professor John Cavadini is pictured in an undated photo. The Vatican announced Sept. 22, 2026, that Cavadini has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Ratzinger Prize. Cavadini has taught at Notre Dame since 1990, specializing in patristic and early medieval theology, particularly the work of St. Augustine. He also served as the director of the McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame from 2000 to 2026. (OSV News photo/Matt Cashore, University of Notre Dame via the Ratzinger Foundation)

Notre Dame theologian John Cavadini wins Vatican's Ratzinger Prize

Courtney Mares|Sep 22, 2026|3 Min Read

Father Michel Fédou, SJ, (left) and Professor Joseph H. H. Weiler. (Fondazioneratzinger.va via CNA)

World

French Jesuit and American legal scholar win 2022 Ratzinger Prize

Anian Christoph Wimmer|Oct 7, 2022|2 Min Read

Recipients of the Ratzinger Prize are pictured with retired Pope Benedict XVI after a ceremony for the conferral of the prize by Pope Francis at the Vatican Nov. 13, 2021. From left Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, president of the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation; French professor Jean-Luc Marion; Pope Benedict; Australian theologian Tracey Rowland; and German professors Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz and Ludger Schwienhorst-Schönberger. The award honors theological research and is named after retired Pope Benedict XVI, the former Joseph Ratzinger. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Benedict XVI meets with recipients of the Ratzinger Prize

Courtney Mares|Nov 13, 2021|4 Min Read

Ratzinger Prize winners Ludger Schwienhorst-Schönberger, left, and Hanna-Barbara Gerl-Falkovitz. (Bistum Münster via CNA)

Faith

Old Testament expert and philosopher from Germany win 2021 Ratzinger Prize

Hannah Brockhaus|Oct 1, 2021|2 Min Read

Tracey Rowland, an Australian theologian, is seen in this 2016 photo. Rowland, a professor at the University of Notre Dame Australia, won the 2020 Ratzinger Prize for theology, often described as the field's equivalent to the Nobel Peace Prize. (CNS photo/courtesy Tracey Rowland)

World

Australian academic Rowland wins prestigious Ratzinger Prize for theology

Catholic News Service|Oct 1, 2020|2 Min Read

2019 Ratzinger Prize winners with Pope Francis Nov. 9, 2019. (Vatican Media via CNA)

Theology in 'dialogue with cultures' renews humanity, Pope Francis says

Hannah Brockhaus|Nov 9, 2019|5 Min Read

Father Paul Béré, SJ. (Catholic News Agency)

World

Burkina Faso Jesuit is the first African to win prestigious Ratzinger Prize

Catholic News Agency|Oct 2, 2019|2 Min Read

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