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Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger was born on 16 April (Holy Saturday) 1927 at 11 Schulstrasse, his parents' home in Marktl am Inn, Bavaria and baptised on the same day.He was the third and youngest child of Joseph Ratzinger Sr. (1877–1959), a police officer, and his wife, Maria (née Peintner) (1884–1963), whose family were from South Tyrol.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 January 2025. Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 Pope Benedict XVI Bishop of Rome Benedict XVI in 2010 Church Catholic Church Papacy began 19 April 2005 Papacy ended 28 February 2013 Predecessor John Paul II Successor Francis Previous post(s) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002 ...
Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives completes Pope Benedict's three-volume meditation on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, which includes Jesus of Nazareth (2007) and Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week (2011). The book was formally presented at the Vatican on November 20, 2012, and was published simultaneously in eight languages—English ...
Pope Benedict XV's papal shoes in the Bata Shoe Museum. Pope Benedict XV was a slight man. He wore the smallest of three cassocks that were prepared for the election of a new pope in 1914, and became known as "Il Piccoletto" or "The Little Man". The cassock he wore upon his election had to be quickly stitched up so it could properly fit him.
Benedict was 78 and already frail in 2005 when he became pope — the oldest pope elected in almost three centuries — and by Feb. 11, 2013, then 85, he had had enough.
Benedict XVI, the pope who shocked the world by stepping down from the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, has died at the age of 95. The Vatican announced his death on Saturday ...
The New York Times reports that even though the church officially broke with the age-old practice -- you do something good, and the Church will help absolve you -- in 1960, the Pope has quietly ...
Pope Benedict XII (Latin: Benedictus XII, French: Benoît XII; 1285 – 25 April 1342), born Jacques Fournier, was a cardinal and inquisitor, later head of the Catholic Church from 30 December 1334 to his death, in April 1342.