In Photos: Pope Benedict XVI (44 images)

Thousands of faithful crowd St. Peter square as Pope Benedict XVI presides at a mass naming seven new saints, Kateri Tekakwitha of the US, Jacques Berthieu of France, Maria Anna Cope of Germany, Pedro Calungsod from the Philippines, Maria Schaffer of Germany, Giovanni Battista Piamarta of Italy, Maria del Carmen of Spain, at Vatican City on October 21, 2012. UPI/Stefano Spaziani

Pope Benedict XVI participates in a Corpus Domini procession between the basilicas San Giovanni in Laterano and Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on June 7, 2012. UPI/Stefano Spaziani

Pope Benedict XVI participates in a Corpus Domini procession between the basilicas San Giovanni in Laterano and Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on June 7, 2012. UPI/Stefano Spaziani

Pope Benedict XVI participates in a Corpus Domini procession between the basilicas San Giovanni in Laterano and Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on June 7, 2012. UPI/Stefano Spaziani

Pope Benedict XVI delivers Holy Communion as he leads the holy mass of Pentecost Sunday in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on May 27, 2012. The day is regarded as the birth of the Roman Catholic Church, but the pope looked weary to some observers as the Vatican braced for a widening scandal after his butler was arrested on charges of stealing confidential papal documents. UPI/Stefano Spaziani

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 8, 2012. The Pope called or an end to the violence in Syria in his annual Easter Mass message. UPI/Stefano Spaziani