Pope Benedict XVI leads his general audience on Oct. 24 in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

Pope Benedict XVI leads his general audience on Oct. 24 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

Pope Benedict XVI leads his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 24. The pope surprised pilgrims at the audience by announcing he would create six new cardinals during a consistory Nov. 24. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (Oct. 24, 2012) See POPE-CARDINALS and POPE-AUDIENCE Oct. 24, 2012.