Addressing the faithful on Aug. 1, the Pope recalled St. Alphonsus’ view of prayer as “a means necessary to salvation and the graces we need to achieve it” — a sentence, the Pope added ...

A person takes a picture of a portrait of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Regensburg, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022.

Pope Benedict XVI gave his pontificate's final Sunday blessing from his studio window to the cheers of tens of thousands of people packing St. Peter's Square, but sought to reassure the faithful ...

THE first image that comes to our minds when we think of monastic life is nuns and monks wearing wide-sleeved, hooded cowls, either processing or standing, bowing, and chanting in their assigned ...

Sometimes, the simplest things are the most powerful. As in the moment yesterday when Pope Benedict faced Mecca and prayed inside Turkey’s most prominent mosque. Hardly could one have expecte… ...

VATICAN CITY — Hours after the death Saturday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis praised his “noble” predecessor and expressed gratitude for his life of faith and prayers ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Hours after the death Saturday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis praised his “noble” predecessor and expressed gratitude for his life of faith and prayers ...

By FRANCES D’EMILIO and GIADA ZAMPANO (Associated Press) VATICAN CITY (AP) — Hours after the death Saturday of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis praised his “noble” predecessor and expressed ...