Pope Emeritus Benedict, 85, became the first pope in 600 years to resign on 28 February, citing ill-health.
Pope Benedict XVI stepped down last month after nearly eight years in office, becoming the first pontiff to resign in 600 years.
Benedict has been living at the papal summer villa since he resigned Feb. 28, the first pope to step down in 600 years.
Benedict announced his intention to step down on February 11 and resigned Thursday, becoming the first pope to do so in 600 years.
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Benedict, the first pope to retire in 600 years, is now devoting himself to prayer and living in a monastery on the Vatican grounds.
Bergoglio had reportedly finished second in the 2005 conclave that produced Benedict who last month became the first pope to resign in 600 years.
The meeting comes a month after Pope Benedict XVI, Joseph Ratzinger, 85, became the first pontiff in 600 years to step down voluntarily from the post.
Benedict was the first pope to resign in 600 years.
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And while the first papal resignation in 600 years has left behind a vast uncharted territory to navigate how does one address or even dress a retired pope?
Pope Benedict, 85, became the first Pope in 600 years to abdicate last month when he said old age and health meant he could no longer continue in the job.
The groundbreaking choice fits with the unusual nature of the election: Pope Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign from a position that has traditionally been held until death.
When Benedict announced his intention to resign the first pontiff to do so in 600 years questions immediately swirled about the implications of having two popes living alongside one another inside the Vatican.
Benedict - now Pope emeritus Benedict - became the first pontiff in 600 years to abdicate last month when he said his age, 85, and health meant he could no longer continue in the job.
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the former archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected on 13 March to replace Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who became the first pope in 600 years to resign when he stepped down on 28 February, citing ill health.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) Filipinos in Asia's largest predominantly Roman Catholic nation attended Mass on Sunday with their church awkwardly having no pope for the first time in 600 years and prayed for the smooth rise of a successor to Benedict XVI to lead an embattled institution.
Benedict's surprise resignation the first in 600 years by a pope has thrown the church into turmoil and exposed the deep divisions among cardinals who are grappling with whether they need a manager who can clean up the Vatican's dysfunctional bureaucracy or a pastor who can inspire Catholics at a time of waning faith.
Benedict is the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years, and the decision has placed the Vatican in uncharted waters: No one knows what he'll be called or even what he'll wear after Feb. 28.
Four days later, Benedict went into retirement, the first pontiff to do so in nearly 600 years.
Pope Benedict XVI's resignation, the first by a pope in nearly 600 years, takes effect on Thursday 28 February.
Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation - the first by a pope in nearly 600 years - takes effect on Thursday.
The unexpected development - the first papal resignation in nearly 600 years - surprised governments, Vatican-watchers and even his closest aides.
Francis was elected on March 13 after Benedict became the first pope in nearly 600 years to resign, citing age and frailty.
Much of the uncertainty stems from the fact this is the first time a pope has stepped down in nearly 600 years.
Peter on February 11, the first papal resignation in almost 600 years.
The pontiff's resignation, the first in almost 600 years, likely marks the end of an era that extended far beyond his almost eight-year papacy.
The pope's resignation, the first in almost 600 years, likely marks the end of an era that extended far beyond his almost eight-year papacy.
The Vatican has been rewriting the rules to cope with an almost unprecedented situation -- Benedict is the first pope to resign in nearly 600 years.
But that hasn't happened in nearly 600 years.
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Pope Benedict XVI's resignation the first in some 600 years sparked a flurry of discussion over a range of issues, including the management of the Vatican's bank and the sluggish pace of reforms aimed at making Holy See finances more transparent.
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