Questions and answers about the Pope’s situation remain one month into his hospital stay and given the precedent of Benedict ...

The pope was put on a breathing machine on Friday ... when Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger, announced he was stepping aside. It all happened in what was assumed to be a routine meeting ...

“Habemus papam” – We have a Pope. In 2005, Joseph Ratzinger was one of the most senior cardinals based in the Vatican. There was a sense that well-organised conservative Cardinals outplayed ...

hoping to prevent the then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger from receiving the two-thirds majority of votes necessary to become pope ...

For example, she said, before he became Pope Benedict, Cardinal Ratzinger was highly outspoken on sexual morality, but as leader of the Catholic Church he focused more on charity and environmentalism.

Pope Francis has marked the anniversary of his election as the head of the Catholic Church in hospital, a statement from the Vatican said on Thursday morning. Thursday marks 12 years since Francis was ...

Cardinal Ratzinger was elected Pope Benedict XVI on 19 April 2005, succeeding Pope John Paul II and his resignation opened the door for his successor, Pope Francis, who was elected on 13 March 2013.