Natalia Tsarkova’s painting of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in her studio in Rome. Daniel Ibáñez / CNA. In the painting, Sister Carmella, she explained, is sewing a button on Benedict’s cassock.

Natalia Tsarkova’s painting of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in her studio in Rome. Daniel Ibáñez / CNA. In the painting, Sister Carmella, she explained, is sewing a button on Benedict’s cassock.

Pope Benedict XVI waves from a balcony of St. Peter's Basilica after being elected by the conclave of cardinals on April 19, 2005. Mario Tama / Getty Images The fallout dogged Benedict from the ...

Pope Benedict XVI . . . used his astonishing intellect in luminescent ways. His 2006 University of Regensburg lecture was widely and ignorantly trashed at the time as anti-Muslim.

Where was Pope Benedict XVI from, what congregation did he belong to, ... He enjoys playing football, electronic music, and painting miniatures. Update: Jan 4th, 2023 12:53 EST.