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Pope Benedict XVI to resign
Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of February, the Vatican Press Office tells Fox News. The 85-year-old made the announcement Monday, saying he no longer had the strength to carry out his papal duties.
- April 19, 2005: Pope Benedict XVI greeting the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica moments after being elected, at the Vatican. On Monday, Benedict XVI announced he would resign Feb. 28, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March. (AP)read more
- Feb. 9, 2013: Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by Grand Master of the Knights of Malta Matthew Festing at the end of a mass celebrated by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, not pictured, to mark the 900th anniversary of the Order of the Knights of Malta in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (AP)read more
- April 28, 2009 FILE photo Pope Benedict XVI stands by the salvaged remains of Pope Celestine V, in the 13th-century Santa Maria di Collemaggio Basilica, the symbol of the Italian city of L'Aquila. Pope Celestine V, the 13th-century hermit and saint, was one of the earlier popes to resign.read moreAPShare
- Feb. 11, 2013 - Georg Ratzinger, brother of Pope Benedict XVI , sits in his house in Regensburg, southern Germany. The pope's 89-year-old brother told a German news agency that the pope has had difficulty walking recently and has considered stepping down for months. “His age is weighing on him,” Georg Ratzinger said. “At this age my brother wants more rest.”read moreAPShare
- 1979 FILE - Pope John Paul II poses with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Munich, who was named on Nov. 25, 1981, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and President of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and of the International Theological Commission, the former Holy Office. Ratzinger was elected Pope, April 19, 2005.read moreAPShare
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Pope Benedict XVI to resign
Pope Benedict XVI will resign at the end of February, the Vatican Press Office tells Fox News. The 85-year-old made the announcement Monday, saying he no longer had the strength to carry out his papal duties.
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