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PHOTOS: Farewell to Pope Benedict XVI

  • Andrew Pince, 20, of Concord, rings the bells at Christ the King Sacred Heart Church to coincide with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Pince, an altar server for nine years at the church, rang the bells for eight minutes beginning at 1:52 p.m. on February 28, 2013.<br/><br/>(JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

    Andrew Pince, 20, of Concord, rings the bells at Christ the King Sacred Heart Church to coincide with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Pince, an altar server for nine years at the church, rang the bells for eight minutes beginning at 1:52 p.m. on February 28, 2013.

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  • Andrew Pince, 20, of Concord, rings the bells at Christ the King Sacred Heart Church to coincide with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Pince, an altar server for nine years at the church, rang the bells for eight minutes beginning at 1:52 p.m. on February 28, 2013.<br/><br/>(JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

    Andrew Pince, 20, of Concord, rings the bells at Christ the King Sacred Heart Church to coincide with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Pince, an altar server for nine years at the church, rang the bells for eight minutes beginning at 1:52 p.m. on February 28, 2013.

    (JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff) Purchase photo reprints at PhotoExtra »

  • Andrew Pince, 20, of Concord, rings the bells at Christ the King Sacred Heart Church to coincide with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Pince, an altar server for nine years at the church, rang the bells for eight minutes beginning at 1:52 p.m. on February 28, 2013.<br/><br/>(JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)
  • Andrew Pince, 20, of Concord, rings the bells at Christ the King Sacred Heart Church to coincide with the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Pince, an altar server for nine years at the church, rang the bells for eight minutes beginning at 1:52 p.m. on February 28, 2013.<br/><br/>(JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Pope Benedict XVI yesterday became the first pope in 600 years to resign. He leaves the governance of the Catholic Church to Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, who along with the College of Cardinals will guide the church and make plans for the conclave to elect the 266th leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics. One of Bertone’s first tasks was to lock the papal apartment inside the Vatican. He will ensure that Benedict’s fisherman’s ring and seal are destroyed.

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