Pope Benedict XVI carries his pastoral staff as he leaves after celebrating the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 7.

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

Pope Benedict XVI carries his pastoral staff as he leaves after celebrating the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 7.

Pope Benedict XVI carries his pastoral staff as he leaves after celebrating the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 7. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (Oct. 8, 2012) See SYNOD-POPE Oct. 8, 2012.