From election to farewell: images of Benedict XVI

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Pope Benedict XVI raises his arms on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica April 19, 2005, after being announced as the new pope elected by the world’s cardinals.

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Pope Benedict XVI waves farewell in this file photo from 2010.

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The Pope prays at ground zero in New York April 20, 2008. The pope spoke with family members of some of the victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks and with those who were first responders to the disaster.

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In New York Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd as he departs Yankee Stadium after celebrating Mass April 20, 2008.

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The POPE arrives for the World Youth Day Mass at Marienfeld outside Cologne, Germany, Aug. 21, 2005. The service attended by more than 1 million people concluded the international Catholic youth gathering and came at the end of the pope's first visit abroad after his election in April.

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In Rome Pope Benedict XVI addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for his second to last Angelus on Feb. 17, 2013.