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VATICAN-POPE-RESIGN-ST PETER’S SQUARE

This picture shows a Statue of St Peter outside St Peter’s basilica at the Vatican after it was announced that Pope Benedict XVI will resign on February 11, 2013. Pope Benedict XVI on February 11, 2013 announced he will resign on February 28, a Vatican spokesman told AFP, which will make him the first pope to do so in centuries. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO