Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the papacy on Feb. 11, 2013, the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415.
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New Cardinals
Newly elected Cardinal, Baselios Cleemis Thottunkal. of India, right, is elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI during a consistory inside the St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012.