A helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI takes off from inside the Vatican on its way to the to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Feb. 28, the final day of his papacy. PHOTO: CNS/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

A helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI takes off from inside the Vatican on its way to the to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Feb. 28, the final day of his papacy. PHOTO: CNS/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters

A helicopter carrying Pope Benedict XVI takes off from inside the Vatican on its way to the to the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Feb. 28, the final day of his papacy. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters) (Feb. 28, 2013) See BENEDICT-FAREWELL Feb. 28, 2013.