Bishop says change of heart, not administrative changes, would bring true reform
Topic: Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI’s final day in office: live blog
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Benedict XVI: I am beginning the last stage of my pilgrimage on earth
Benedict XVI delivers his final words as Pope to cheering pilgrims at Castel Gandolfo
Benedict XVI pledges obedience to his successor
‘Among you,’ Benedict XVI told the assembled cardinals, ‘is the future pope’
Benedict XVI meets political leaders for last time
Pope tells president of the Slovakian Republic: ‘I would have gone to Slovakia this year’
Full text of Pope’s farewell address to cardinals
Benedict XVI promises his ‘unconditional obedience’ to next pope
Pope says he made decision to abdicate with ‘profound serenity’
Benedict XVI thanks Catholics around the world for their support in final address as pope
Best moments of Benedict XVI’s pontificate
Relive Pope Benedict’s eight-year pontificate in less than two minutes
Full text of Benedict XVI’s last address
At last general audience the Pope says during his pontificate he felt the Lord’s presence every day







We have all now grown used to the idea of the Pope’s abdication: the reality will be harder to take in. It remains a great sorrow to have to live through
This has been a very great pontificate: we now need a vigorous pope who will defeat the treacherous bureaucrats who undermined Pope Benedict