‘He did all things well’: Benedict’s former student reflects on his mentor December 31, 2022By Jodi Marlin Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican, World News By intention and providential design, Ignatius Press, established by Father Fessio in 1978, became the sole English-language publisher of the pre-papal books and the biography of the man who was elected Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.