Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony

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Giovanna Chirri was the Vatican correspondent for the authoritative ANSA news agency. On Feb. 11, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced he would retire at the end of the month. It was the first papal resignation in 600 years, and she was about to report the news to the world.

Published 5 months ago · Vatican, United States

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Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony

The reporter who was covering a routine ceremony by Pope Benedict XVI on Feb. 11, 2013, never expected what unfolded, or that her high school Latin would give her the

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Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony

The reporter who was covering a routine ceremony by Pope Benedict XVI on Feb. 11, 2013, never expected what unfolded, or that her high school Latin would give her the scoop of a lifetime

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Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony

The reporter who was covering a routine ceremony by Pope Benedict XVI on Feb. 11, 2013, never expected what unfolded, or that her high school Latin would give her the scoop of a lifetime

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Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony

By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Veteran reporter Giovanna Chirri was starting to doze off in the Vatican press room on a slow holiday when all of a sudden the Latin she learned in high school made her perk up — and gave her the scoop of a lifetime. It was Feb. 11, 2013, and Chirri was watching closed-circuit television coverage of Pope Benedict XVI presiding over a pro-forma meeting of cardinals to set dates for three upc…

5 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Benedict’s 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony

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National Post

Benedict's 2013 resignation shook a routine Vatican ceremony

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Veteran reporter Giovanna Chirri was starting to doze off in the Vatican press room on a slow holiday when all of a sudden the Latin she learned in high school made her perk up -- and gave her the scoop of a lifetime.

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