Since the papacy of St ... Pope Benedict XVI gave his final Sunday blessing before resigning — the first pope in 600 years to do so — reassuring the faithful of his continued prayers.

His most recent predecessors delivered Sunday blessings ... of thousands of people packed St. Peter’s Square when Pope Benedict XVI gave his final Sunday prayer in 2013 before becoming the ...

For thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Rome, it’s the unmissable Vatican appointment: the midday Sunday blessing ... St. Peter’s Square when Pope Benedict XVI gave his final Sunday prayer ...