Peter's Square on February 27, but the church is not planning a formal ceremony to mark the pope's departure, the Rev.

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Peter's Square on February 27, but the church is not planning a formal ceremony to mark the pope's departure, Lombardi said.

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Peter's Square on February 27, but the church is not planning a formal ceremony to mark the pope's departure, Lombardi said Wednesday.

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This will mark the formal end of his papacy and the beginning of the period of transition to his successor, due to be chosen next month.

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The hospital did not issue a promised formal medical update, but Ashcroft's chief spokesman Mark Corallo said the nation's top legal officer was making progress.

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During cross-examination, Mark Milliken-Smith QC, for Bassam Karrar, suggested Girl Three had not made a formal complaint at the time of the attack because her account was "a wholly false allegation of rape".

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