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In Photos: Pope Benedict XVI (44 images)

Pope Benedict XVI announced he will resign on Feb. 28, 2013 citing health issues.



A nun waves a flag bearing the likeness of Pope Benedict XVI before the pontiff delivered mass at Yankee Stadium on April 20, 2008 in New York. Benedict, who is on his first trip to the U.S. as pontiff, is finishing up his visit which began in Washington DC. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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A priest photographs Pope Benedict XVI as he blesses Christians at the Latin Patriarch Church in Jerusalem's Old City on May 12, 2009. On the second day of his holy land visit in Israel and the Palestinian territories, Benedict XVI is to visit Jewish and Muslim holy sites at the heart of the Middle East conflict. (UPI Photo/Brian Hendler/Pool)
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Pope Benedict XVI delivers the Urbi et Orbi (to the city and to the world) Christmas Day message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, on December 25, 2011. In his traditional Christmas Day message, Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to seek a "spiritual union" with the less fortunate around the world. UPI/Stefano Spaziani
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Pope Benedict XVI (C) leads the beatification ceremony of Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's square in the Vatican on May 1, 2011. UPI/Stefano Spaziani
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