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Benedict XVI succeeded John Paul II as pope and leader of the Catholic Church on 19 April 2005. Born Joseph Ratzinger, the future pope was raised in Bavaria and entered seminary in 1939. His studies were… More »
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The Pope (from Latin: papa, "daddy", "tutor"; from Greek πάπας, pápas, "papa" or "daddy", originally written πάππας, páppas, as in Odyssey VI.57) is the Bishop of Rome, the spiritual leader of the Rom...
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In chronological order. Links to a biographical essay on each. For popes up through Pope St. Pius X (d. 1914), entries are taken from the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia. Information on later popes is taken from Joseph Brusher's "Popes Through the Ages."
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Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church...
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Vatican site. Features biography, works, and speeches.
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How a boy from small-town Poland grew up to become pope and, in the opinion of some, "the man of the century." Interactive Profiles: The Next Pope...
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The press jumped all over the Pope for his comments about Islam. They said an "infallible pope" should not make such a political blunder. The Pope is human and therefore sins. He's the first to admit it. He goes to regular confession where he confesses his sin, repents and is granted forgiveness.
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Articles about the papacy and the current Pope, Pope John Paul II, including summaries of his encyclicals, and an article on how Popes are elected. Pope Paul VI significantly changed the rules for conclaves in 1975 when he promulgated the Apostolic Constitution Romano Pontifico Eligendo.
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