UPI en Español  |   UPI Asia  |   About UPI  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Pope Benedict XVI departs Vatican, sends one final tweet

As Pope Benedict XVI departed the Vatican for the final time, he sent out one more tweet from the @Pontifex Twitter account.
|
 
Pope Benedict XVI speaks during his final general audience before his retirement, in St. Peter square at the Vatican, February 27, 2013. UPI/Stefano Spanziani
Pope Benedict XVI speaks during his final general audience before his retirement, in St. Peter square at the Vatican, February 27, 2013. UPI/Stefano Spanziani 
License photo
Published: Feb. 28, 2013 at 11:14 AM
By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com

Pope Benedict XVI departed the Vatican shortly after 5 p.m. Thursday en route to his retirement at the Castel Gandolfo.

As he took a short ride from the papal apartments to a waiting helicopter, he--or someone on the staff--sent out one final tweet from the @Pontifex account.

"Thank you for your love and support," he tweeted. "May you always experience the joy that comes from putting Christ at the centre of your lives."


It had been retweeted nearly 10,000 times in less than 15 minutes.



Recommended Stories
© 2013 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Any reproduction, republication, redistribution and/or modification of any UPI content is expressly prohibited without UPI's prior written consent.

Order reprints
Join the conversation
Most Popular Collections
'Star Trek Into Darkness' screening NBC upfronts Met Ball 2013
'Great Gatsby' premieres in New York Spire raised on top of One WTC 2013: Celebrity break ups and divorces
1 of 17
Tornado recover efforts underway in Moore, Oklahoma
View Caption
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin talks to victims from the May 20 tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma, May 22, 2013. The EF-5 tornado cut a path of destruction approximately 17 miles by 1.3 miles wide and left 24 people dead. UPI/J.P. Wilson
fark
Doodle 4 Google's national winner. A very compelling, very moving image from a young artist. Never...
Standardized tests show our children isn't learning in voucher schools
AAA: expect less traffic this Memorial Day weekend
AAA: expect more traffic this Memorial Day weekend
Scientists puzzled as to why so many frogs are croaking across the USA
Tesla pays back half a billion dollar federal loan a decade before it's due