Most popes take the job to their grave, but a few others before Benedict XVI have opted for early retirement. As news of Benedict XVI’s resignation broke...
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Pope Benedict kept us guessing—especially on matters of social justice. Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to become the first pope since Celestine V in 1294 to...
Pope Benedict’s final act may be one of his best gifts to the church. So were you shocked, just shocked, when Pope Benedict XVI resigned back in February...
Directed by Nanni Moretti (Sundance Selects, 2012) Nanni Moretti’s lighthearted and melancholic comedy introduces us to a gentle and frail cleric who...
By Eamon Duffy (Yale University Press, 2011) Quick, can you name 10 popes off the top of your head? OK, maybe you can, but how about explaining the difference...
How do we honor a pope whose complexities are still fresh in our memory? As Pope John Paul II is beatified May 1 before hundreds of thousands in St. Peter’s...
Following Pope John Paul II's death, Patrick McCormick reflected that the spotlight that followed him is a great a part of his legacy as the...
As a voice for peace and justice, Pope John Paul II was a man for all political reasons. John paul II will be remembered as the pope who stared down global...
U.S. Catholic readers told us what they thought of Pope John Paul II and the papacy in his last years and right after his death. Take a look at how their...
In his 26 years as pope, John Paul II gave new shape to the papacy, Richard R. Gaillardetz reflected shortly after his death. With his...
