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Pope gives last Sunday blessing

Cardinals gather to see him retire, begin planning conclave

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS

Posted: February 25, 2013 at 12:40 a.m.

L’Osservatore Romano
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Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during his last Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Sunday.

Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd in St. Peter’s Square, explaining that his waning years and energy made him better suited to the life of private prayer he soon will spend in a secluded monastery than as leader of the Roman Catholic Church. On Thursday evening, the 85-year-old German-born theologian will become the first pope to have resigned from the papacy in 600 years.

Pope gives final Sunday blessing

Pope Benedict XVI bestowed his final Sunday blessing of his pontificate on a cheering crowd, explaining that his waning years and energy made him better suited to the life of private prayer he soon will spend in a secluded monastery. (By The Associated Press)
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