Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful from his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, the scenic town where Pope Benedict XVI will spend his first post-Vatican days and made his last public blessing as pope,Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful from his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, the scenic town where Pope Benedict XVI will spend his first post-Vatican days and made his last public blessing as pope,Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Benedict XVI’s elder brother says his final day as pontiff on Thursday was more of a private matter than his big send-off. Monsignor Georg Ratzinger told Germany’s RTL television at his home in Regensburg, Germany, that Wednesday’s farewell in St. Peter’s Square was “the most … Read More
