Benedict XVI
Known for
Acting
Born
April 16, 1927
Birthplace
Marktl, Weimar Republic [now Germany]
Died
December 31, 2022 (aged 95)
Biography
Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ʔaˈlɔʏzi̯ʊs ˈʁatsɪŋɐ]; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from April 19, 2005 until his resignation on February 28, 2013. Benedict's election as pope occurred in the 2005 papal conclave that followed the death of Pope John Paul II. Benedict chose to be known by the title "pope emeritus" upon his resignation.
Ordained as a priest in 1951 in his native Bavaria, Ratzinger embarked on an academic career and established himself as a highly regarded theologian by the late 1950s. He was a...
Best known work
The Two Popes
2019
Deliver Us from Evil
2006
Hostage to the Devil
2016
Die Lage
2012
Con Artist
2010
Drawn This Way
2019
Francesco
2020
Catholicism
2012
The Accused: Damned or Devoted?
2020
Linhas Cruzadas
2021Filmography
2025
A Farewell to Francisas Self (archive footage)
2021
2020
Benedicto XVI: el Papa Eméritoas Himself
2020
Francescoas Self
2020
2019
The Two Popesas Himself (archive footage)
2019
Defender of the Faithas Self (archive footage)
2019
Drawn This Wayas Self - Pope Emeritus (archive footage) (uncredited)
2017
2016
Hostage to the Devilas Self (archive footage)
2015
2014
Francis: One Year of Pontificateas Self (archive footage)
2014
Secrets Of The Vaticanas Himself (Archive)
2012
2012
Die Lageas Himself
2012
Love Alienas Himself (archive footage)
2011
The Pink Wallas Self
2011
Francesco und der Papstas Himself
2010
Con Artistas Self
2007
2007
Pope Benedict XVIas Self
2006
Deliver Us from Evilas Himself (archive footage)
2003
Franz Josef Strauß - Ein deutsches Lebenas (archive footage)
1985
Joseph Ratzinger: The Courage to Believeas Himself