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Pope Benedict XVI resigns

 

2/11/2013

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday announced he will resign on February 28, a Vatican spokesman told AFP, which will make him the first pope to do so in centuries.

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on June 20, 2102. AFP PHOTO

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican on June 20, 2102. AFP PHOTO

“The pope announced that he will leave his ministry at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT) on February 28,” said the spokesman, Federico Lombardi.

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