Pope emeritus Benedict XVI returns to Vatican | Inquirer News

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI returns to Vatican

/ 11:03 PM May 02, 2013

Ex-pope Benedict XVI. AP FILE PHOTO

VATICAN CITY — Pope emeritus Benedict XVI returned by helicopter to the Vatican on Thursday two months after his historic resignation to live in a former monastery, Italian media said.

The former pontiff, who is 86 and was looking extremely frail in his last public appearance in March, will live just a stone’s throw away from his successor Pope Francis.

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