Video: Pope Benedict’s final General Audience

Pope Benedict addresses English-speaking pilgrims; gives blessing at his final General Audience

Pope Benedict’s greeting to English-speaking pilgrims at his General Audience today, the last of his pontificate:

(In the video above, Rome Reports misidentifies the General Audience address as the Pope’s final Angelus address; also, “barque” is misspelled.)

Pope Benedict leads the assembled crowd in the recitation of the Our Father in Latin, and then gives his final blessing:


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