After official attempts at a World War I truce failed, soldiers in the trenches of the Western Front took it upon themselves ...

On December 24, 1914, the fighting along the Western Front of the First World War stopped suddenly. It was just […] ...

In the 15 days between the death of Pope Benedict XV on January 22, 1922 and the election of his successor, Pius XI, on ...

I chose to call myself Benedict XVI ideally as a link to the venerated Pontiff, Benedict XV, who guided the Church ... culture and civilization." The Pope appealed to St. Benedict for help ...

Just about a month into the war, Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa was elected Pope and took the name Benedict XV. He strongly believed in papal authority. Back in 1910, his Lenten Pastoral had been ...

Pope Francis has led tributes to his predecessor, Benedict XVI, who has died, aged 95. Benedict had been "noble" and "kind" - and "gifted" to the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope said. US President ...

The Catholic Church has strict protocols in place following the death of its leader, but with the death of former Pope Benedict, it is unclear whether those same protocols will apply to a retired ...

The name "Benedict" also acknowledged Benedict XV, a much-overlooked pope who tried to broker a peace agreement to end the First World War. Controversies in the pontificate After his election ...

Just about a month into the war, Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa was elected Pope and took the name Benedict XV. He strongly believed in papal authority. Back in 1910, his Lenten Pastoral had been ...