The Vatican Prepares For The Departure This Week Of Pope Benedict XVI

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - FEBRUARY 26: A man walks through Saint Peter's Square in the early morning ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's last public audience on February 26, 2013 in Vatican City, Vatican. The Pontiff will hold his last weekly public audience on February 27, 2013 before he retires the following day. Pope Benedict XVI has been the leader of the Catholic Church for eight years and is the first Pope to retire since 1415. He cites ailing health as his reason for retirement and will spend the rest of his life in solitude away from public engagements. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)