People stroll through St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Feb. 26, the eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s final weekly audience. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

People stroll through St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Feb. 26, the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's final weekly audience. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

People stroll through St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Feb. 26, the eve of Pope Benedict XVI’s final weekly audience. The pope will officially conclude his papacy Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. Rome time. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) (Feb. 26, 2013)