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  Benedict XVI soon returning to Vatican, to live at renovated monastery

  Retired Pope Benedict XVI is coming home.

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  Tom Kennedy reveals the beginnings of the conclave

  The first conclave to select a new pope can be traced back 745 years, when a group of 20 cardinals were locked away to end a two-year impasse.

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  Victims raise questions about retired Pope Benedict's legal immunity

  Attorneys who have tried unsuccessfully for years to sue the Vatican over failures to stop clergy sex abuse are looking into whether former Pope Benedict XVI is more legally vulnerable in retirement, especially if he travels beyond the Vatican walls.

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  Benedict's resignation: signs were there all along

  Benedict XVI stunned the world when he announced Feb. 11 he would resign as pope. But in retrospect, all the signs were there, and they even accelerated in recent months.

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  Clergy sex abuse victims say Benedict failed to take serious action

  As Benedict XVI’s papacy ended Thursday with crowds of well-wishers at the Vatican showing their support, clerical sex abuse victims continued to call for action against child predators within the Church, disappointed in what they see as a failure by the pontiff to take real action.

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  Papal Musings: Why the Benedictine legacy is far from over

  It would be irreverent if not churlish to begin an assessment -- no matter how tentative and provisional -- of the Benedictine legacy while the current pope remains in office. There will be plenty of time for that. The hours are ticking.

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  Benedict XVI officially retires, says he's now 'simply a pilgrim'

  In a final public address as Pope, Benedict XVI thanked his followers for the last time Thursday, saying that he was starting the final stage of his life as 'simply a pilgrim.'

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  Sweet Sistine: Website has March Madness bracket of papal candidates

  A news service that reports on religion has made its own March Madness bracket, but instead of 16 basketball teams, it’s a “Sweet Sistine” of papal candidates.

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  Italian town of Castel Gandolfo prepares for Benedict’s arrival

  Surrounded by more than 100 acres of gardens and overlooking the pristine Lake Albano, Pope Benedict XVI will soon make his way to a small hilltop town outside of Rome as he embarks on his new life as a retiree.

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  Papal Musings: Who the pope singled out in his final address, and what it means

  The pope’s general audience in the Piazza di San Pietro -- his last big public event -- was palpable in its warmth. The faces of many of the attending prelates betrayed their affection and their anxiety. Only Benedict XVI looked really at peace. It is an end and a beginning and both are fraught with challenge and risk.