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Benedict XVI returns to Vatican to visit new Pope

A photo released by the Vatican on March 23, 2013 shows pope emeritus Benedict XVI (R) greeting Pope Francis at Castel Gandolfo. (AFP)

Two months after his historic resignation, Benedict XVI was set to return to the Vatican on Thursday, where he will live in a former monastery in an unprecedented arrangement that will see a pope and a former pope both housed in the tiny state. It is expected to be a…

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Benedict will head to Italian villa immediately following papal retirement

The gardens of the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, Italy on February 20, 2013. (AFP)

Once he steps down on Thursday, Pope Benedict XVI will begin his retirement in the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, a sumptuous villa outside Rome with ornamental gardens, breathtaking views and its own farm. Benedict will spend around two months in the palace, which is perched high on a…

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Pope gets fancy new electric car to move around Vatican grounds

Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with Renault chairman Carlos Ghosn after he was presented with a new electric car. AFP Photo

French automaker Renault has given Pope Benedict XVI an electric car to whizz around in within the grounds of the Vatican and his summer home of Castel Gandolfo, the Holy See said Thursday. The new white pope-carrier, a Kangoo Maxi Z.E. model bearing the pontifical crest of arms on its…

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