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Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈʔaːlɔɪ̯s ˈʁat͡sɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28
It was founded in 1978 by Father Joseph Fessio, a former pupil of both Henri de Lubac and Pope Benedict XVI. Named after Ignatius of Loyola , founder of the Jesuit order, it is the primary English-language publisher of the works of Pope Benedict XVI , Hans Urs von Balthasar , Henri de Lubac , Robert Cardinal Sarah , Peter Kreeft , Adrienne von ...
Joseph Fessio SJ (born January 10, 1941) is an American Jesuit priest, as well as the founder and editor of Ignatius Press.After studying with Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), he founded the St. Ignatius Institute at the University of San Francisco, one of the first Catholic Great Books programs in the United States, [1] then served as the founding provost of Ave Maria University.
Pope Benedict XIV - Italian Pope (Collegium Clementianum) Robert Bennett - prominent Washington, D.C. attorney (Brooklyn Prep, Georgetown College, Georgetown University School of Law) William Bennett - former US Secretary of Education and author (Gonzaga College High School) Tom Benson - New Orleans Saints owner (Loyola University New Orleans)
Pope Benedict XVI (2005–2013) Additionally, four antipopes have used the name Benedict: Antipope Benedict X (1058–1059) – several cardinals alleged that his election was irregular and he was deposed.
When cardinals assemble to elect a pope, they vote as often as four times a day, especially in the first day or two, to determine which candidates are most likely to garner a majority vote. As ...
A conclave was convened on 12 March 2013 to elect a pope to succeed Benedict XVI, who had resigned on 28 February. 115 participating cardinal-electors gathered. On the fifth ballot, [ 1 ] the conclave elected Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio , SJ, Archbishop of Buenos Aires .
Pope Benedict XVI created new cardinals for the first time on 24 March 2006. He announced the names of fifteen new cardinals from eleven different countries on 22 February. [9] [10] Three belonged to the Roman Curia, nine headed a diocese, and two were bishops emeritus. One, Albert Vanhoye, was a Jesuit priest and theologian, not a bishop ...