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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Eyewitness: Vatican City, Italy

Pope Benedict XVI Holds His Final General Audience Before His Retirement
Pope Benedict XVI travels through the crowd in the popemobile in St Peter's Square. The pontiff held his last weekly public audience before he steps down tomorrow. Pope Benedict XVI has been the leader of the Catholic church for eight years and is the first pope to retire since 1415
Illustration: Photograph: Carsten Koall/Getty Images
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