Catholic News, from the Catholic Herald: Pope Francis Launches Tweet to Pray for Benedict XVI On the one year anniversary of Benedict XVI’s announcement of his decision to resign from the Petrine ministry, Pope Francis has sent a tweet, asking the world to join him in prayer for the retired pontiff “Today I invite you to pray together with me for his Holiness Benedict XVI, a man of great courage and humility” the Pope’s Feb 11 tweet reads. Exactly one year ago, retired Pope Benedict XVI shocked the world when he announced to a gathering of cardinals that he was resigning his office as Bishop of Rome, an event which has not happened in almost 600 years.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 09:06:53 +0000
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