Wednesday, February 27 2013 4:33 PM EST2013-02-27 21:33:19 GMT
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV/AP) - St. Patrick Catholic Church in downtown Charleston will hold a special mass on Thursday to honor the outgoing Pope. The mass will be held at 8 a.m., but the Pope's resignationMore >>
St. Patrick Catholic Church in downtown Charleston will hold a special mass on Thursday to honor the outgoing Pope.More >>
Monday, February 11 2013 6:14 PM EST2013-02-11 23:14:49 GMT
Pope Benedict XVI made his announcement Monday and cited his age and declining health. It has Catholics around the world talking, including here in the Lowcountry.More >>
For the first time in 600 years, a pope is resigning. Pope Benedict XVI made his announcement Monday and cited his age and declining health. It has Catholics around the world talking, including here in the Lowcountry. More >>
Monday, February 11 2013 8:31 AM EST2013-02-11 13:31:02 GMT
Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 -- the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.More >>
Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he would resign Feb. 28 -- the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years. The decision sets the stage for a conclave to elect a new pope before the end of March.More >>
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI is greeting pilgrims in St. Peter's Square for the final time before retiring, waving to tens of thousands of people who have gathered to bid him farewell.
Benedict was driven around the square in an open-sided vehicle, surrounded by bodyguards. At one point he stopped to kiss a baby handed up to him by his secretary.
St. Peter's was overflowing and pilgrims and curiosity-seekers were picking spots along the main boulevard nearby to watch Wednesday's event on giant TV screens. Some 50,000 tickets were requested for Benedict's final master class on the Catholic faith, but Italian media estimated the number of people actually attending could be double that.
