12 February 2013 | 11:06 am The Pope's announcement yesterday means he will be in highly unusual position of being alive during conclave as most Pontiffs die in office. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2277415/Pope-Benedict-XVI-resigns-Pontiff-interfere-choosing-successor.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
12 February 2013 | 8:21 am LONDON – Citing failing strength of "mind and body," Pope Benedict XVI stunned his closest aides and more than one billion Catholics by resigning Monday, becoming the first pope to do so in nearly 600 years and ending the tenure of a formidable theologian who preached a gospel of conservative faith to a fast-changing world. http://www.philly.com/inquirer/front_page/20130212_THE_POPE_RESIGNS.html
12 February 2013 | 3:37 am The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, surprised the world Monday by saying he will resign at the end of the month "because of advanced age." http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular
12 February 2013 | 4:00 am Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation Monday. He is the first Pope in 598 years to do so the last Pope did so in the midst of a papal leadership crisis known as the Great Western Schism, according to The New York … http://dailyfreepress.com/2013/02/11/edit-pope-resigns-raises-questions/
12 February 2013 | 3:34 am It comes as no surprise, then, that the news that Pope Benedict XIV resigned from his post was interpreted from this angle by Russian bloggers. It also comes as no surprise that most of these interpretations were in the form of … http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/02/12/as-pope-resigns-russians-resigned-to-putin/
12 February 2013 | 3:30 am Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement on 11 February citing deteriorating health and his inability to carry on his mission. http://www.firstpost.com/world/how-does-a-pope-resign-all-you-need-to-know-621167.html
11 February 2013 | 5:07 pm In an unprecedented move, Pope Benedict XVI says he will resign because his health prevents him from carrying out his duties. http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/34697/f/644121/s/2873de85/l/0L0Ssmh0N0Bau0Cworld0Cpope0Ebendict0Exvi0Eresigns0E20A130A2110E2e95l0Bhtml/story01.htm
11 February 2013 | 4:44 pm Rome (CNN) The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, surprised the world Monday by saying he will resign at the end of the month because of advanced age. http://pix11.com/2013/02/11/pope-benedict-xvi-resigns-first-pontiff-to-step-down-in-600-years-i-have-had-to-recognize-my-incapacity/
11 February 2013 | 4:43 pm The spiritual leader of 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Benedict XVI, surprised the world Monday by saying he will resign at the end of the month "because of advanced age." http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/index.html?eref=rss_mostpopular
11 February 2013 | 2:55 pm (UPDATED) Becomes first pope in almost 600 years to voluntarily step down. http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/archives/2013/02/pope-benedict-resigns-due-to-advanced-age.html
11 February 2013 | 2:35 pm As of February 28th, our beloved Pope Benedict will leave the Papacy, clearing the way for another Pope to be elected to fill the office. He is citing weakening health, both physical and mental. Many are spinning … http://savkobabe.blogspot.com/2013/02/pope-resigns.html
11 February 2013 | 1:47 pm Today, in an early morning dispatch from Rome, the Vatican announced that Pope Benedict XVI declared his resignation from the Papacy, effective February 28th, 2013. In his press release, the Pope said that my strengths, … http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/bridgewater/2013/02/11/pope-resigns-2/