Pope Benedict XVI bequeathed a pectoral cross to St. Oswald’s Church in the city of Traunstein in Bavaria after his retirement in 2013. The cross was stolen June 19, 2023, from the church.

Although the fate of the current St. Benedict hasn’t been decided, once vacated and stripped of its sacred art, including the stained glass windows and stations of the cross, it will essentially ...

BERLIN: A cross bequeathed by the late pope Benedict 16th to a parish in his home region of Bavaria in southern Germany has been stolen from the church where it was exhibited, police said on Tuesday.