Followers throng to see Benedict
He’s touched by turnout in one of last appearances as pope
Posted: February 18, 2013 at 4:53 a.m.
A priest displays a placard in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican as he follows Pope Benedict XVI reciting the Angelus prayer Sunday. The pope blessed the faithful from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square for the first time since announcing his resignation.
His arms outstretched in a symbolic embrace, Pope Benedict XVI blessed tens of thousands of cheering people Sunday in one of his last appearances as pontiff from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square.
Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges a cheering crowd of faithful and pilgrims during the Angelus prayer from the window of his apa...
Nuns pray before the start of Pope Benedict XVI’s Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday.
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