Emotional pope celebrates final Sunday prayers
- Published: 24 Feb 2013 at 09.43
- Online news: World
Pope Benedict XVI delivered an emotional final Sunday prayer in St Peter's Square, saying God had told him to devote himself to quiet contemplation but pledging not to "abandon" the Church.
Pope Benedict XVI leads the Angelus prayer from the window of his appartments on February 24, 2013 at the Vatican. He delivered an emotional last Sunday prayer in St Peter's Square, saying God had told him to devote himself to quiet contemplation but assuring he would not "abandon" the Church.
Tens of thousands of supporters turned out for Benedict's weekly Angelus prayer, his last ahead of his formal resignation on Thursday, often interrupting him with clapping, cheering and chanting.
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