Editing Pope Benedict XVI (section)

=== Biographies ===
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* [[Peter Seewald]]: ''Benedict XVI: A Life'', in two volumes: ''Volume One: Youth in Nazi Germany to the Second Vatican Council 1927–1965'', ''Volume Two: Professor and Prefect to Pope and Pope Emeritus, 1966 – The Present'', translated from the German by Dinah Livingstone, London: Bloomsbury, 2020.
* Joseph Ratzinger (= Benedikt XVI. – autobiographical): ''Aus meinem Leben. (1927–1977)''. Stuttgart 1998, {{ISBN|3-453-16509-8}}.
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* Alexander Kissler: ''Papst im Widerspruch: Benedikt XVI. und seine Kirche 2005–2013''. Pattloch 2013, {{ISBN|978-3629022158}}.
* [[Paul-Henri Campbell|Campbell, Paul-Henri]]: ''Pope Benedikt XVI. Audio Book.'' Monarda Publishing House, 2012, {{ISBN|3-939513-80-6}}.
* Pursell, Brennan, Benedict of Bavaria: An Intimate Portrait of the Pope and His Homeland (Circle Press, 2008). {{ISBN|1-933271-17-5}}.
* [[John L. Allen Jr.|Allen, John L.]] ''The Rise of Benedict XVI: The Inside Story of How the Pope Was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church''. NY: Doubleday, 2005. {{ISBN|0-385-51320-8}}.
* Allen, John L. ''Pope Benedict XVI: A Biography of Joseph Ratzinger''. New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005. {{ISBN|0-8264-1786-8}}. This is a reprint of Allen's 2000 book ''Cardinal Ratzinger: the Vatican's Enforcer of the Faith''.
* Bardazzi, Marco. ''In the Vineyard of the Lord: The Life, Faith, and Teachings of Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI''. New York: Rizzoli International, 2005. {{ISBN|0-8478-2801-8}}
* Tobin, Greg. ''Holy Father: Pope Benedict XVI: Pontiff for a New Era''. Sterling, 2005. {{ISBN|1-4027-3172-8}}.
* [[George Weigel|Weigel, George]]. ''God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church'', HarperCollins, 2005. {{ISBN|0-06-621331-2}}.
* Jeanne Perego. ''Joseph e [[chico (cat)|Chico]]: Un gatto racconta la vita di Papa Benedetto XVI'' {{in lang|it}}, EMP, 2007. {{ISBN|978-8825018820}}.
* {{Cite web |date=31 December 2022 |title=Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict: his official biography |url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2022-12/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-official-biography.html |access-date=31 December 2022 |website=Vatican News |language=en}}

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