As the sun sets over Castel Gandolfo in Lazio, Italy, Swiss Guards stand down, signifying the official end of Pope Benedict XVI's papacy. (NBC News)
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With "heart-felt thanks," Benedict XVI addresses the crowd outside Castel Gandolfo in his last speech as Pope, urging faithful to "keep going forward." (NBC News)
Thousands of faithful pack the medieval square outside Castel Gandolfo in Lazio, Italy, to greet Pope Benedict XVI and thank him for his papacy as he settles into his new surroundings. (NBC News)
Benedict XVI departs the Vatican for the last time as Pope aboard a helicopter en route to Castel Gandolfo in Lazio, Italy. (NBC News)
Clergy members and admirers cheers as Pope Benedict XVI leaves the papal apartment at the Vatican for the last time as Pope. (NBC News)
Pope Benedict XVI delivers a 17-minute sermon in his final public address in St. Peter's Square, telling thousands who gathered in Vatican City, "I ask each of you to pray for me." This speech has been translated into English. (msnbc)
With the days of his papacy dwindling, every public appearance of outgoing Pope Benedict are now a must see event, NBC's Ann Thompson reports. (Nightly News)
The 85-year-old pope says he no longer has the strength to carry out his duties, announcing that he will resign effective February 28. NBC's Claudio Lavanga reports from Rome, who says the resignation "came as a shock." (TODAY)