Pope Benedict XVI holds a monstrance during a Vespers service at the Vatican in 2012. PHOTO: CNS

17 Nov 2017

By Matthew Biddle

Pope Benedict XVI holds a monstrance during a Vespers service at the Vatican in 2012. PHOTO: CNS

Pope Benedict XVI holds a monstrance as he leads a vespers service in the VaticanÕs St. PeterÕs Basilica with members of religious orders Feb. 2, the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the World Day for Consecrated Life. (CNS photo/Alessandro Bianchi, Reuters) (Feb. 2, 2012) See POPE-CONSECRATED Feb. 2, 2012.