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A child looks on as Pope Benedict XVI, top right background, addresses the faithful during the first appearance of his papacy at the window of his apartment overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, for the Sunday Angelus prayer, Sunday May 1, 2005. In his address, the pontiff told tens of thousands of faithful and curious he was keeping up the cherished tradition of his beloved predecessor, John Paul II, who had last appeared to crowds in St. Peter's Square in silent suffering. With some 50,000 people gathered in the square below, Benedict stood at the window of the papal apartment, which he moved into on Saturday, blessed the crowd, wished Orthodox Christians a happy Easter and said he hoped efforts toward Christian unity would continue. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri) |
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U.S. actor Tom Cruise arrives for the David Di Donatello awards ceremony with new girlfriend U.S. actress Katie Holmes (L), with the view of the Vatican's St. Peter's basilica in the background, Rome, April 29, 2005. REUTERS/Chris Helgren |
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Pope Benedict XVI waves from the window of his papal apartment in his first Sunday noon appearance at the Vatican May 1, 2005. Pope Benedict appealed for peace in Togo, telling a cheering crowd of more than 40,000 in St Peter's Square that the late Pope John Paul was 'closer than ever.' In what was a welcome return to a much-loved weekly papal tradition, Benedict called for an end to fighting in Togo which has been shaken by days of deadly rioting following a disputed election. REUTERS/Chris Helgren |
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German Pope Benedict XVI prays on the tomb of Saint Peter, underneath St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 2, 2005. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano/Pool |
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Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd before the General Audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 4, 2005. The Pontiff greeted thousands of pilgrims during the audience and read religious texts . (AP Photo/ Massimo Sambucetti) |
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German Pope Benedict XVI prays oat the tomb of Pope John Paul II at the Vatican May 2, 2005. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano/Pool (Correction - This is the tomb of John Paul I) |
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German Pope Benedict XVI prays at the tomb of Pope John Paul II at the Vatican May 2, 2005. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano/Pool (Correction - This is the tomb of Paul VI) |
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German Pope Benedict XVI prays at the tomb of Pope John Paul II at the Vatican May 2, 2005. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano/Pool |
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Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter Square at the Vatican, Sunday May 8, 2005.The pontiff said Sunday that the media can spread peace but also foment violence and he called on journalists to exercise responsibility to ensure objective reports that respect human dignity and the common good. At right, Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary Georg Gaenswein. At bottom, the new papal coat of arms, which includes traditional Bavarian elements and a nod to St. Augustine: a crowned Ethiopian, known as the Mohr of Freising, a bear and a mussel - all of which appear on the insignia of the diocese - also appear in the three-sectored insignia chosen by Benedict (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri) |
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The new coat of arms of Pope Benedict XVI is seen on a tapestry, as he blesses the faithful from the window of his papal apartments, during his Sunday Angelus prayer at the Vatican May 8, 2005. Pope Benedict extended an olive branch to some of his harshest critics at the weekend, sending a cordial message to a French Protestant church and saying he wanted to work toward the unity of all Christians. REUTERS/Tony Gentile |