“A VERY rare photograph of John Paul II with two men who would succeed him as Pope, Cardinal Ratzinger, who became Benedict XVI, and Cardinal Bergoglio," reads the post's caption. "What a ...

"Follow me" – this lapidary saying of Christ can be taken as the key to understanding the message which comes to us from the life of our late beloved Pope John Paul II. Today we bury his remains ...

It can be found on the outlet’s online photo archive. "Pope John Paul II shakes hands with West German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican’s chief heresy-fighter, during Christmas ...

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany led a traditional liturgical funeral mass for Pope John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square at… In a joint meeting of the Italian Parliament, Pope John Paul II ...

Ratzinger and his family ... and was canonized as a saint along with John Paul II in 2014. Pope Pius XII, born Eugenio Pacelli, was an Italian cardinal before being elected pope on his 63rd ...

Thus it was that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI, as the natural heir to the doctrinal and spiritual legacy of Pope John Paul II. After yesterday, one has to ask: Is Pope ...

Rome — A documentary hit the airwaves this week in Poland alleging the former pope ... the Catholic church said John Paul II had ignored warnings about former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick ...

Re repeated one of the pope's strongest criticisms of U.S. President Donald Trump, with Trump himself present in the crowd, by calling to "build bridges, not walls". Trump and the pope exchanged ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - No one knows who the world's Catholic cardinals will choose to succeed Pope Francis as the new leader of the global Catholic Church. But for those watching attentively, there ...