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In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore …

Papacy and the Vatican on Yahoo! News Photos — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:08:45 +0000

(AP) - In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, Pope Benedict XVI, visits the Madonna dei Bisognosi sanctuary in Rocca di Botte village, near L'Aquila, Italy, Friday Aug. 6, 2010. Normally there's lots of fanfare when the pope travels, but Benedict XVI slipped away Friday for the day without notice for lunch and prayer in the mountains of central Italy. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO)

FILE- Cardinal Bernard Law during a memorial Mass at St. Peter’s …

Papacy and the Vatican on Yahoo! News Photos — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:47:04 +0000

(AP) - FILE- Cardinal Bernard Law during a memorial Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Monday, March 29, 2010. Groups representing victims of clergy sex abuse in the United States are urging Pope Benedict XVI to remove Cardinal Bernard Law as head of a Rome basilica, issuing their appeal Wednesday Aug. 4, 2010, shortly before the former Boston archbishop leads an annual high-profile ceremony in the church. Law resigned in 2002 as Boston archbishop to quell an outcry over the handling of sex abuse cases in his diocese. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Benedict XVI addresses faithful during the Angelus prayer …

Papacy and the Vatican on Yahoo! News Photos — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:30:32 +0000

(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI addresses faithful during the Angelus prayer at Castel Gandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

Faithful from Spain reacts to wave their national flags as Pope …

Papacy and the Vatican on Yahoo! News Photos — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:22:03 +0000

(Reuters) - Faithful from Spain reacts to wave their national flags as Pope Benedict XVI leads his Angelus prayer at his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome July 18, 2010. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Pope Benedict XVI is sheltered from the sun as he walks during …

Papacy and the Vatican on Yahoo! News Photos — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:17:48 +0000

(Reuters) - Pope Benedict XVI is sheltered from the sun as he walks during an unveiling ceremony for a new fountain dedicated to him in the Vatican Gardens at the Vatican July 5, 2010. REUTERS/Max Rossi (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION)