INQUIRER.net: Outgoing pope prepares for monk’s life in Vatican

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Outgoing pope prepares for monk's life in Vatican Feb 12th 2013, 01:54 VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict XVI, who has announced he will resign on February 28, will retire to a monastery tucked away inside the historic walls of the Holy See: so once the new pope is elected, there will be a former pontiff and his successor living in the Vatican. Benedict, 85, who said he was standing down due to old age, will temporarily stay at the papal summer house at Castel Gandolfo near Rome. During that time, the Mater Ecclesiae monastery building within the Vatican grounds—an oasis of calm with its own vegetable garden and blooming flowerbeds—will be renovated. The Vatican said it expected his successor to be elected in time for Easter. It will be the first... Keep on reading: Outgoing pope prepares for monk’s life in Vatican Media files: Pope-Resigns.jpg (image/jpeg)

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