Pope Benedict's last audience: thousands gather in St Peter's Square
Pilgrims and sightseers flock to Vatican piazza to watch pope's final general audience before he resigns on ThursdayTens of thousands of people have crowded into St Peter's Square to bid farewell to Pope Benedict XVI at his final general audience – the appointment he kept each week to teach the world about the Catholic faith.St Peter's was overflowing and pilgrims and curiosity-seekers were picking spots along the main boulevard nearby to watch the event on giant TV screens. Fifty thousand tickets were requested for Benedict's final master class, but Italian media estimated the number of
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