Archbishop Georg Gänswein Archives

Archbishop Georg Gänswein

Pope Francis tries to set record straight on tensions with Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah in new book

April 03, 2024

ROME – Pope Francis has opened up and made further revelations in a new book released today, discussing the relationships and interpersonal dynamics between himself and other key Vatican figures such as Pope Benedict XVI, the former pope’s personal secretary and the influential conservative prelate Cardinal Robert Sarah. Speaking to Spanish Journalist Javier Martinez-Brocal with ABC Español,

Pope Benedict XVI’s top aide speaks candidly about the historic resignation

January 11, 2024

ROME – Pope Benedict XVI’s long-time private secretary, German Archbishop Georg Gänswein, spent the Feast of the Epiphany at a small parish in northern Italy, telling parishioners that Benedict was a man of prayer and debunking conspiracies behind his historic resignation. Speaking to churchgoers at Sacred Heart Parish in Carnovali, Bergamo, on the 6 January

Curbs on Traditional Latin Mass ‘broke Pope Benedict’s heart’

January 04, 2023

New curbs on the Traditional Latin Mass “broke Pope Benedict’s heart”, according to his private secretary. Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the closest confidant of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, revealed that the de facto reversal of his policies to liberate the Old Mass came as a heavy blow to the former pontiff, who died on Saturday at

Benedict XVI is ‘full of zest for life,’ says Archbishop Gänswein

October 23, 2021

Vatican City, Oct 21, 2021 / 04:40 am Archbishop Georg Gänswein has said that Benedict XVI is “full of zest for life” after the pope emeritus expressed the hope that he would join his friends in heaven in a condolence message. Gänswein, Benedict XVI’s private secretary, spoke to Germany’s Bild newspaper on Oct. 20 after media reports