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Pope delivers personal, emotional farewell address at audience
On his last full day as pope, Pope Benedict XVI delivered an unusually personal and emotional farewell address, thanking the faithful around the world for their support and assuring them that he would remain in their service even in retirement.
Faithful throw big farewell at pope’s last general audience
The last general audience in St. Peter’s Square turned into a farewell party with balloons, flowers, flags, posters, cheers, standing ovations and a touching thank-you speech from Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict to be ‘pope emeritus’ or ‘Roman pontiff emeritus’
Pope Benedict XVI will continue to be known as Pope Benedict and addressed as “His Holiness,” but after his resignation, he will add the title “emeritus” in one of two acceptable forms, either “pope emeritus” or “Roman pontiff emeritus.”
Cardinal Wuerl: Confronting secularism a priority for next pope
The man cardinals choose as the next pope must be someone with the requisite energy and mastery of modern communications media to promote a revival of the faith in increasingly secular societies around the world, said Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington.
Preliminary pope talk focuses on teaching, preaching, holiness
French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, 69, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, is the “proto-deacon” of the College of Cardinals and will be the one, at the end of the conclave, who will announce to the world, “Habemus papam” (“We have a pope”).
Archbishop: Pope served with courage
‘I want to assure our Catholic community that the Church is strong and will be guided by the Holy Spirit through the days and weeks ahead, just as she has been for the last two thousand years.’, says Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB in his response to Pope Benedicts XVI’s resignation on Feb 11 in Rome.
Pope who wanted to retire served Jesus valiantly
‘Pope Benedict has reached out to our Jewish brothers and sisters in a way that has built new avenues of understanding and reconciliation,’ says Bishop Don Sproxton in his response to Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation on Feb 11 in the Vatican.
Benedictus XVI
Joseph Ratzinger never wanted to be Pope and told senior Church figures that his pontificate would not be a long one. Eight years later, he is standing down. John Thavis and Francis Rocca remember his achievements and origins.
Pope’s resignation almost predictable
In hindsight, Pope Benedict’s resignation on Feb 11 which shocked millions world-wide seems almost predictable
A pope, incapable of his duties, has an obligation to resign
Pope Benedict shows signs of aging, but Vatican reports no illness
