Pope Benedict XVI
April 19, 2005 The newly elected Pope, Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Ratzinger, who took the name of Pope Benedict XVI, becomes the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
April 19, 2005
The newly elected Pope, Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Ratzinger, who took the name of Pope Benedict XVI, becomes the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
(AP Photo)