Watch live: Ex-pope departs the VaticanNBC News Special Report: Pope Benedict XVI departs the Vatican aboard a helicopter for Castel Gandolfo in Lazio, Italy. Feb 28, 2013
Benedict will head to Italian villa immediately following papal retirementOnce 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. Feb 27, 2013
