Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus 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 February

Visiting the official website of the Holy See one can browse: the Magisterium of the Supreme Pontiffs (from Pope Leo XIII to Pope Francis); the fundamental texts of Catholicism in various languages (the Sacred Bible, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Code of Canon Law); the documents of ...

2005年4月19日 · On Friday, 8 April, Cardinal Ratzinger presided at Holy Mass in St Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope John Paul II. "Habemus Papam' On Tuesday, 19 April, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected the 265th Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, selecting the name Benedict XVI.

Benedictus XVI Joseph Ratzinger 19.IV.2005 - 28.II.2013. BENEDICT XVI. Angelus. 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009; 2010; 2011; 2012; 2013; Apostolic Constitutions

Hermannus Contractus may have been the first historian to number the popes continuously. His list ends in 1049 with Leo IX as number 154. Several changes were made to the list during the 20th century. Christopher was considered a legitimate pope for a long time but was removed due to how he obtained the papacy.

2022年12月31日 · Benedict became pope at the height of the molestation scandal involving Catholic priests, as complaints of sexual abuse and related lawsuits tore at the church and threatened its moral standing...

Pope Benedict XVI chose the motto "Cooperatores Veritatis" (Cooperators of the Truth) for his coat of arms. The design of the shield takes inspiration from the monastic and Benedictine traditions of spirituality.

The pope (Latin: papa, from Ancient Greek: πάππας, romanized: páppas, lit. 'father') [2][3] is the bishop of Rome and the visible head [a] of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, [b] Roman pontiff, [c] or sovereign pontiff. The …

1998年9月28日 · In 33 years and 120 countries, James L. Stanfield has photographed both the heights and the depths, from rare private pictures of the pope at the Vatican to rats in sewers and temples. To do...

2023年4月9日 · Rat Pope Bing Bong II: "Yerrr. My guy went OD on the smoke like it was me in college with the zaza, for real. But nah, yeah. Wusgood? Mad props to the City College of Cardinals for the votes. Y'all got that shneaky vibe, though, so stay dafuggaway from my 48 kids. I promise to uphold the sacred laws of and texts of New York: Hate the mayor.