With his election to the throne of Peter, Pope Benedict XVI inherited one of the most resourceful and excellent online archival services in the world, namely,
The Vatican. Consequently, whereas the
RatzingerFanClub was an online archive of the Cardinal's articles, correspondence,
and spoken addresses, due to the sheer volume of material that is expected to flow from B16's pontificate, this page will be chiefly devoted to archiving those
written works not regularly produced in his official capacity as the Holy Father, in addition to news and commentary on significant events in the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI.