Pope Benedict XVI carries a censer at the beginning of the holy mass and canonization of devout Friar Galvao, at Campo de Marte, 11 May 2007, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Getty Images logo Getty Images 26 months ago

Pope Benedict XVI carries a censer at the beginning of the holy mass and canonization of devout Friar Galvao, at Campo de Marte, 11 May 2007, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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  1. Pope Benedict XVI (R) leaves at the end of his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican July 1, 2009.
  2. Pope Benedict XVI (R) leaves at the end of his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican July 1, 2009.
  3. Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his weekly general audience on July 1, 2009 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI will release a social encyclical on July 7, "Caritas in Veritae" (Charity in thruth).
  4. Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his weekly general audience on July 1, 2009 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI will release a social encyclical on July 7, "Caritas in Veritae" (Charity in thruth).
  5. Pope Benedict XVI arrives for his weekly general audience on July 1, 2009 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI will release a social encyclical on July 7, "Caritas in Veritae" (Charity in thruth).
  6. Pope Benedict XVI arrives his weekly general audience on July 1, 2009 at St Peter's square at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI will release a social encyclical on July 7, "Caritas in Veritae" (Charity in thruth).
  7. Pope Benedict XVI (L) leaves after giving an audience to archibishops who received the pallium the day before on June 30, 2009 at the Aula Paul VI at the Vatican. The newly named 34 archbishops received the pallium, symbol of their authority and responsability, during a solemn mass for the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul on June 29.
  8. Pope Benedict XVI, right, blesses Archbishops at the end of a mass in which they received the pallium, a woollen shawl symbolizing their bond to the pope, in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Monday, June 29, 2009.
  9. Pope Benedict XVI (C) leads a solemn mass at St Peter's basilica to celebrate the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul on June 29, 2009 at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI placed palliums around the necks of 34 new archishops, symbol of their authority and responsability.
  10. Pope Benedict XVI (C) leads a solemn mass at St Peter's basilica to celebrate the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul on June 29, 2009 at The Vatican. Pope Benedict XVI placed palliums around the necks of 34 new archishops, symbol of their authority and responsability.
  11. Pope Benedict XVI, right, receives assistance while walking down a step, as he leaves with other prelates after a solemn vespers service for St. Peter and St. Paul festivities in Rome's St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica on June 28, 2009. The pontiff said recent scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul 'seem to conclude' that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint.
  12. Pope Benedict XVI, right, leaves with other prelates after a solemn vespers service for St. Peter and St. Paul, in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, in Rome, Sunday, June 28, 2009. The pontiff said recent scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seem to conclude" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint.
  13. Pope Benedict XVI, right, receives assistance while walking down a step, as he leaves with other prelates after a solemn vespers service for St. Peter and St. Paul, in St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, in Rome, Sunday, June 28, 2009. The pontiff said recent scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seem to conclude" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint.
  14. A swiss guard stands infront of the main door as Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a solemn vespers service for St. Peter and St. Paul festivities in Rome's St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica on June 28, 2009. The pontiff said recent scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul 'seem to conclude' that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint.
  15. Pope Benedict XVI arrives to deliver a vespers service for St. Peter and St. Paul's day in Rome's St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica on June 28, 2009. The pontiff said recent scientific tests on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul 'seem to conclude' that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint.
  16. Pope Benedict XVI (L) receives a gift during his meeting with priests, religious and youth, at Renzo Piano church dedicated to Padre Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo, in southern Italy in the Apulia region, on June 21, 2009. Born Francisco Forgione, at age 23 the friar was said to have permanent sores on his hands similar to the stigmata, or the wounds of Jesus Christ's crucifixion, according to Christian belief. Padre Pio has become a cult figure for millions around the world and the subject of controversy in Italy.

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