ROME – Pope Benedict XVI reflected on "diabolical" threats to families and the gap between the world's rich and poor as he led a torch-lit Way of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Good ...

ROME — Pope Benedict XVI encouraged those threatened by unemployment and other economic woes to draw courage and strength from the suffering of the crucified Jesus Christ as the pontiff presided over ...

The cross, measuring approximately 5.9 inches in length, is crafted from gold-plated silver and adorned with a gemstone. Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves from a balcony ...

A cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his German home region of Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was exhibited, police said June 20. A display case on the ...

Unknown perpetrators broke open a display case on the wall of St. Oswald’s Church in the city of Traunstein during daylight hours Monday. Pope Benedict XVI bequeathed the cross to St. Oswald’s after ...

During an emotional Way of the Cross celebrated on Good Friday evening at the Coliseum in Rome, Pope Benedict prayed that Christians, by following the example of Jesus, may be able to overcome evil ...

Pope Benedict XVI hopes his planned visit to Jerusalem’s Western Wall next month will be taken as a gesture of reconciliation in the long-troubled relationship between Judaism and the Catholic Church.

The late Pope John Paul II’s secretary yesterday criticized papal successor Benedict XVI for being a quitter — noting that John Paul remained on the job while dying from the ravages of Parkinson’s ...