Holy Days: Meditations on the Feasts, Fasts, and Other Solemnities of the Church
Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, is the 265th and reigning Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been Dean of the College of Cardinals, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and President of the International Theological Commission. An outstanding theologian, he has also enjoyed a distinguished teaching career at such universities as T�bingen and Regensburg in his home country of Germany. Additionally, he is founding patron of the Ratzinger Foundation, a charitable organization that funds scholarships for poorer students around the world. Pope Benedict's other books includeThe Fathers of the Church: From Clement of Rome to Augustine of Hippo.