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{{main|Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI}}
[[File:Benedict XVI's Last Audience.jpg|thumb|left|Benedict in a [[popemobile]] at his final Wednesday General Audience in [[St. Peter's Square]], 27 February 2013]]
On 11 February 2013, the Vatican confirmed that Benedict would [[papal resignation|resign the papacy]] on 28 February 2013, as a result of his advanced age,<ref>{{cite news |title=Pope Renounces Papal Throne|url=http://visnews-en.blogspot.ca/2013/02/pope-renounces-papal-throne.html|newspaper=Vatican Information Service, 2 November 2013 Bulletin – English Edition}}</ref> becoming the first pope to resign since [[Pope Gregory XII|Gregory XII]] in 1415.<ref name="resignCNN">{{cite news | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/11/world/europe/pope-benedict-resignation/?hpt=hp_t1 | title=Pope Benedict to resign at the end of the month, Vatican says | publisher=CNN | date=11 February 2013 | access-date=11 February 2013 | author=Messia, Hada}}</ref> At the age of 85 years and 318 days on the effective date of his retirement, he was the fourth-oldest person to hold the office of pope. The move was unexpected,<ref name="BBCresign1">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-21411304|title=Pope Benedict XVI in shock resignation|publisher=BBC|date=11 February 2013|access-date=11 February 2013}}</ref> as all popes in modern times had held office until death. Benedict was the first pope to resign without external pressure since [[Pope Celestine V|Celestine V]] in 1294.<ref name="FTstepDown">{{cite news|url= http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd16aaba-7438-11e2-a27c-00144feabdc0.html#slide0|archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210211241/https://www.ft.com/content/fd16aaba-7438-11e2-a27c-00144feabdc0#slide0|archive-date= 10 December 2022|url-access= subscription|title= Pope Benedict XVI to step down|work= Financial Times|author= Guy Dinmore, Giulia Segreti and Ferdinando Giugliano|date= 11 February 2013|access-date= 11 February 2013|url-status= live}}{{registration required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Alpert|first=Emily|title=Scandal, speculation surround past popes who resigned|url=https://articles.latimes.com/2013/feb/11/world/la-fg-wn-scandal-speculation-past-popes-resign-20130211|access-date=1 April 2019|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=11 February 2013}}</ref>
In his declaration of 10 February 2013, Benedict resigned as "Bishop of Rome, Successor of Saint Peter".<ref name="resignation-declaration">{{cite web | url=https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/speeches/2013/february/documents/hf_ben-xvi_spe_20130211_declaratio.html |title=Declaration (resignation) of Benedict XVI|date=10 February 2013|access-date=23 June 2018}}</ref> In a statement, he cited his deteriorating strength and the physical and mental demands of the papacy;<ref name="VatRadio_resign"/> addressing his cardinals in Latin, he gave a brief statement announcing his resignation. He also declared that he would continue to serve the Church "through a life dedicated to prayer".<ref name="VatRadio_resign">{{cite web | url=http://en.radiovaticana.va/articolo.asp?c=663815 | title=Pope Benedict XVI announces his resignation at end of month | publisher=Vatican Radio | date=11 February 2013 | access-date=11 February 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211225835/http://en.radiovaticana.va/articolo.asp?c=663815 | archive-date=11 February 2013 }}</ref>
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