Pope Benedict XVI’s last general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 drew an estimated crowd of tens of thousands of people.
Photos: Pope Benedict XVI’s Final General Audience
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Nuns attend Pope Benedict XVI's last general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Feb. 27, 2013. The Pope, 85, is retiring on Thursday Feb. 28, and is the first Pope to abdicate since Gregory XII in 1415.
