The Latest Breaking News from Benedict XVI

On Sept. 30, 2023, Pope Francis swore in 21 clergymen as new members of the College of Cardinals. The College is an important part of the church’s governance structure – each new member takes a formal oath during a ritual ceremony in the presence of present members of the College.

Church authorities say the longtime secretary to the late Pope Benedict XVI won’t be given a permanent job in the German archdiocese where he has settled, but will lead regular services at Freiburg’s cathedral and can take on “individual assignments” such as confirmations

ROME - The Arrigoni bakery has made bread for the popes for almost a century, from rosetta rolls to wholewheat loaves -- but mass tourism has proved deadly and no prayers can save it now.

Police say a cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his home German region of Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was exhibited

Pope Francis has fired the longtime aide to the late Pope Benedict XVI and ordered him to return to his native Germany

Jago has earned widespread praise for his modern twists on classical art

There were once again two popes at the Vatican Wednesday, at least briefly, when Pope Francis welcomed Pope Tawadros II, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, to his weekly audience.

The struggle for control of the Catholic Church is intensifying behind the scenes, as potential successors to Pope Francis begin manoeuvring into position amid talk he could soon step down.

Pope Francis, 86, hugged a couple whose five-year-old daughter died on Friday night and autographed a boy's arm cast as he left the hospital in Rome this morning

The 86-year-old Pope is reportedly suffering from a condition which returned earlier this year

Posters calling on Pope Francis to stop his crackdown on the old Latin Mass have appeared around the Vatican