On Monday, February 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI shocked
Catholics around the world by announcing his resignation from
the papacy effective February 28th, 2013. He is the first pope
in 600 years to step down from the post, which is one of the
reasons that this is such a surprise to even those close to him.
Let’s take this opportunity to look at the history of the papacy
as well as explore the Vatican. New resources that will be added
to the ipl2 are noted NEW! All other resources can already be
found in the ipl2 collection. L’Osservatore Romano (find it on
the ipl2) L’osservatore Romano is the official newspaper of the
Vatican. It is written in many languages, including English, for
those living outside of Italy and gives an insider view of how
the Vatican reports the news on happenings within. For the past
several days, this newspaper has had many articles on Pope
Benedict’s resignation, how the Vatican is handling it and the
response of Catholics from all over the world. This newspaper
gives a fascinating lo