Write to Pope Benedict XVI: benedictxvi@vatican.va or benedettoxvi@vatican.va

The Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI on the below is by artist Danielle Vergne.

Pope Benedic XVI Portrait - Stained Glass Pattern - This pattern was made to commemorate the selection of Pope Benedict XVI, on April 19, 2005.The picture was made from a photograph of the new pope emerging from the balcony in St.Peter's square.

More Resources

• Cardinal Ratzinger - Pope Benedict XVI - The Crossroads Initiative - A number of articles on and by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinter.
• Pope Benedict XVI - CBSNews.com - This site contains the following features:
  • Photos: His First Appearance Text And Video
  • Timeline:Road To The Papacy
  • His Views: Quotes On Major Issues
  • Life in Photos:Images From 7 Decades
  • After the Vote:Becoming The Pope
  • Namesakes:Other Pope Benedicts
  • Video Archive:A Church Chooses

 

Benedict XVI

• The Holy See - The Holy Father - Benedict XVI
• Pope Benedict's first statement- text
• Benedict: What's in a name?
• Benedict -- What's in a Name? by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D.
• Pope Benedict XVI - Elected 265th pope on April 19, 2005 - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

• Some Texts by Cardinal Ratzinger on the Vatican Web site
• Conscience and Truth by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
• The World Over: Cardinal Ratzinger Interview by Raymond Arroyo with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
• Review of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger's books Truth and Tolerance: Christian Belief and World Religions
• Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion. General Principles by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger
• 'Follow me': Cardinal Ratzinger's homily for Pope John Paul II | The-Tidings.com
• Cardinal Ratzinger on liturgical music By Michael J. Miller
• Cardinal Ratzinger on St. Escriva - "Letting God work": Remarks by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, published in the special supplement of L'Osservatore Romano on the occasion of the canonization of Josemaría Escrivá. L'Osservatore Romano
• Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger - Articles on and by Cardinal Ratzinger on Fr Aidan Nichols Web site
• Art and Liturgy - The Question of Images by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Part 1, Part 2
• A new interview with Cardinal Ratzinger - The following extract is from a recent interview with Cardinal Ratzinger published in the widely distributed Italian magazine, 30Giorni, No.1, January 1999.
• The Theology of Kneeling - From Cardinal Ratzinger's The Spirit of the Liturgy

 

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Writings by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

• Relativism: The Central Problem for Faith Today
• Are Truth, Faith and Tolerance Compatible?
• Biblical Interpretation in Crisis
• Doctrinal Commentary on Ad Tuendam Fidem
• Homily on the Church in the Modern World
• Thoughts on the Place of Marian Doctrine and Piety in Faith and Theology as a Whole
• Theological Notes on the Third Secret of Fatima
• On Conscience
• The Ministry and Lives of Priests
• On the Sacrament of Penance
• On the Future of Christianity (Interview)
• The Contemplation of Beauty
• The Question of Suffering, the Response of the Cross
• The Theological Locus of Ecclesial Movements
• Europe: Its Spiritual Foundation
• Biblical Aspects of the Question of Faith and Politics
• Why Church and State Must Be Separate
• Biographical Notes
• Excerp from Milestones: Memoirs 1927-1977 (about his first year as a parish priest)

 

Past articles by Cardinal Ratzinger available in Communio:

• Communio: A Program 19, no. 3 (1992), 436-49.
• Interreligious Dialogue and Jewish-Christian Relations 25, no. 1 (1998): 29-41.
• The Holy Spirit as Communio: Concerning the Relationship of Pneumatology and Spirituality in Augustine. 25, no. 2 (1998): 324-339 RT.
• The Theological Locus of Ecclesial Movements 25, no. 3 (1998): 480-504.
• Thoughts on the Place of Marian Doctrine and Piety in Faith and Theology as a Whole 30, no. 1 (2003): 147-160.
• Introduction to Christianity: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow 31, no. 3 (2004): 481–495.
• Funeral Homily for Msgr. Luigi Giussani   31, no. 4 (2004): 685–687.
  

 

In the News

• Will he be a pope for everyone? - National Catholic Reporter
• ABC News Full Coverage Pope Benedict XVI
• CBS News - Pope Benedict XVI
• Assessing Pope Benedict XVI - Time.com
• Germany's Joseph Ratzinger becomes Pope Benedict XVI - Gobe and Mail
• Mass to welcome Pope Benedict XVI - BBC News
• Benedict XVI Assumes Papacy - German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Chosen as 265th Pontiff - Washington Post
• BBC - BBC Four Profile - Pope Benedict XVI
• Homily by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger - Election of a pope - MSNBC.com
• News Articles on Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger since Septembe 2004.
• Cardinal Ratzinger on Laicism and Sexual Ethics - Zenith, Nov. 19, 2004
• Cardinal Ratzinger Sees European Culture in Decline
• Cardinal Ratzinger Comments on Lessons of Assisi - Zenith, Feb. 22. 2002
• Cardinal Ratzinger Joins U.S. Bishops Debate On Withholding Eucharist from Pro-Abort Politicians, June 17, 2004

 

 

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