Coming to terms: A policeman holds a copy of L’Osservatore Romano newspaper in Rome Feb. 11. PHOTO: CNS/Giampiero Sposito, Reuters

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

Coming to terms: A policeman holds a copy of L'Osservatore Romano newspaper in Rome Feb. 11. PHOTO: CNS/Giampiero Sposito, Reuters

A policeman holds a copy of L’Osservatore Romano newspaper in Rome Feb. 11. Pope Benedict XVI announced that day that he will resign at the end of the month. The 85-year-old pontiff said he no longer has the energy to exercise his ministry over the universal church. (CNS photo/Giampiero Sposito, Reuters) (Feb. 11, 2013) See BENEDICT-RESIGN (UPDATED) Feb. 11, 2013.