The debate surrounding the traditional Latin Mass within the Catholic Church has intensified significantly in the early days ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich leads mass in honor of Pope Benedict XVI 01:08. Born Joseph Ratzinger in Germany, Benedict was required to join the Hitler Youth at age 14, and was conscripted into an anti ...

Pope Francis cracked down on the spread of the old Latin Mass, reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI’s signature decisions from 2007 in a major challenge to traditionalist Catholics.

Pope Benedict XVI 42 photos Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, the most solemn season on the church's liturgical calendar that ends with Holy Week, when the faithful commemorate the death of ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI attends a Mass prior to the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, formally starting the Jubilee of Mercy, at the Vatican on Dec. 8, 2015.

For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, ...

Score one for traditionalist Catholics and Latin teachers around the world. This Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI removed a restriction, dating back to the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s, on ...

Pope Benedict XVI was hailed Friday at a memorial Mass at St. Agnes Cathedral as a brilliant theologian and humble leader who held the Roman Catholic Church together during divisive times.

We unite our prayers with those of @Pontifex in praying for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at this time. May this Holy Season bring us all comfort and peace. — Cardinal Seán (@CardinalSean ...

German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, sprinkles holy water on the casket of Pope John Paul II during his funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican in this April 8 ...

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass in the Sistine Chapel, a day after his election as successor to John Paul II. In an address at the end of the mass, the Pope, formerly known as Cardinal Joseph ...