Liveblog: Pope Benedict XVI officially resigns
Benedict XVI officially resigned yesterday after eight years as the Pope of the Catholic Church. The Vatican decided to commemorate his papacy by publish.
Pope Benedict has been ushered off to the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo.
VATICAN CITY — As the sun set on Rome and on his turbulent eight-year papacy, Pope Benedict XVI, a shy theologian who never seemed entirely at home in the limelight, was whisked by helicopter into retirement on Thursday.
Benedict XVI officially resigned yesterday after eight years as the Pope of the Catholic Church. The Vatican decided to commemorate his papacy by publish.
Video and photos from social media of Pope Benedict's last general audience in St. Peter's Square before he formally resigns.






