XVI; Italian: bBenedetto/b XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State. b...../b On Friday July 17, 2009 Benedict was hospitalized after falling and breaking his right wrist while on bvacation/b in the Alps. His injuries were reported to be minor. Benedict is reported to be right-handed. ...
