Pope Benedict XVI to resign - Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI is to resign as head of the Catholic Church on February 28, The Vatican has revealed.
Pope Benedict said in a statement that his strength is no longer adequate to continue in office due to old age, according to Reuters.
He said he was "fully aware of the gravity of this gesture".
Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Ratzinger in 1927 and was the 265th Pope.
Ratzinger was 78 when he was elected to become Pope in April 2005 and succeeded John Paul II.
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