Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Crowd in St Peter's gives Pope standing ovation at final Mass
Nuns queue up in St. Peter''s Square to attend the mass for Ash Wednesday on February 13, 2013 in St Peter''s Basilica at the Vatican.
A capacity crowd in St Peter's Basilica gave Pope Benedict a thunderous standing ovation at an emotional last public Mass before his resignation at the end of the month.
"Thank you. Now, let's return to prayer," the 85-year-old pontiff said, bringing an end to several minutes of applause that clearly moved him. In an unusual gesture, bishops took off their mitres in a sign of respect and a few of them wept.
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