National Catholic Register

Pectoral Cross of Benedict XVI Stolen From Bavarian Church

Unknown perpetrators broke open a display case on the wall of St. Oswald’s Church in the city of Traunstein during daylight hours Monday. Pope Benedict XVI bequeathed the cross to St. Oswald’s after ...
National Catholic Register

Pope Benedict’s Pectoral Cross Still Missing as Thief Faces Prison Sentence

The cross, measuring approximately 5.9 inches in length, is crafted from gold-plated silver and adorned with a gemstone. Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves from a balcony ...
The Local

Ex-pope Benedict's cross stolen from Bavarian church

View of the interior and the altar of St. Oswald's Church. The pectoral cross of the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was stolen from a display case in an anteroom. Photo: picture alliance/dpa | Peter ...
National Catholic Reporter

Cross bequeathed by Pope Benedict XVI is stolen from church in his home region in Germany

A cross bequeathed by the late Pope Benedict XVI to a parish in his German home region of Bavaria has been stolen from the church where it was exhibited, police said June 20. A display case on the ...