Vatican City, May 1, 2005 / 22:00 pm
Yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI made his first public appearance at his study window for the weekly recitation of the Regina Coeli prayer, below which, tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered.
The new Pope, who had been living at the Vatican’s St. Martha residence since the papal conclave, finally settled into his apartment on Saturday.
He told the gathered faithful yesterday that: "I address you for the first time from this window that the beloved figure of my predecessor made familiar to countless people throughout the world.”