![Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi arrives for news conference at the Vatican February 12, 2013. Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church on Monday when he announced he would stand down, the Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi arrives for news conference at the Vatican February 12, 2013. Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church on Monday when he announced he would stand down, the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CH8X3X/vatican-spokesman-father-federico-lombardi-arrives-for-news-conference-at-the-vatican-february-12-2013-pope-benedict-stunned-the-roman-catholic-church-on-monday-when-he-announced-he-would-stand-down-the-first-pope-to-do-so-in-700-years-saying-he-no-longer-had-the-mental-and-physical-strength-to-carry-on-reuterstony-gentile-vatican-tags-religion-2CH8X3X.jpg)
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi arrives for news conference at the Vatican February 12, 2013. Pope Benedict stunned the Roman Catholic Church on Monday when he announced he would stand down, the
![Father Federico Lombardi, the head of the Vatican press office, during press conference about the … – gloria.tv Father Federico Lombardi, the head of the Vatican press office, during press conference about the … – gloria.tv](https://assistant.gloria.tv/FxK6pqhk7ZiS1AZwTDoBU6KMY/nyrcdj10oljs9rhqtxjlymp6kfzm0juiyrynk80.webp?scale=512&format=webp)
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![Vatican's spokesman Father Federico Lombardi attends a news conference in the Holy See press office at the Vatican March 12, 2009. Pope Benedict on Thursday said he felt deep pain over the " Vatican's spokesman Father Federico Lombardi attends a news conference in the Holy See press office at the Vatican March 12, 2009. Pope Benedict on Thursday said he felt deep pain over the "](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d28x0n/vaticans-spokesman-father-federico-lombardi-attends-a-news-conference-in-the-holy-see-press-office-at-the-vatican-march-12-2009-pope-benedict-on-thursday-said-he-felt-deep-pain-over-the-hostility-and-hate-some-catholics-directed-at-him-after-he-allowed-four-traditionalist-bishops-including-a-holocaust-denier-back-into-the-church-in-a-letter-addressed-to-the-worlds-bishops-he-admits-the-vatican-mishandled-and-badly-communicated-the-affair-and-that-some-problems-could-have-been-foreseen-if-the-vatican-had-made-more-use-of-the-internet-to-check-peoples-backgrounds-reuters-alessia-pi-2d28x0n.jpg)
Vatican's spokesman Father Federico Lombardi attends a news conference in the Holy See press office at the Vatican March 12, 2009. Pope Benedict on Thursday said he felt deep pain over the "
![Fr Federico Lombardi to stay Vatican spokesman, but retires as head of radio station - Catholic Herald Fr Federico Lombardi to stay Vatican spokesman, but retires as head of radio station - Catholic Herald](https://catholicherald.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PA-20331337-1024x775.jpg)
Fr Federico Lombardi to stay Vatican spokesman, but retires as head of radio station - Catholic Herald
![Federico LOMBARDI | Lecturer | PhD in Engineering in Computer Science | Sapienza University of Rome, Rome | la sapienza | Department of Computer, Automatic and Management Engineering "Antonio Ruberti" Federico LOMBARDI | Lecturer | PhD in Engineering in Computer Science | Sapienza University of Rome, Rome | la sapienza | Department of Computer, Automatic and Management Engineering "Antonio Ruberti"](https://i1.rgstatic.net/ii/profile.image/570446613827584-1513016479352_Q512/Federico-Lombardi-2.jpg)
Federico LOMBARDI | Lecturer | PhD in Engineering in Computer Science | Sapienza University of Rome, Rome | la sapienza | Department of Computer, Automatic and Management Engineering "Antonio Ruberti"
![Pope Francis (C) waves next to newly-retired Father Federico Lombardi (R) during a press conference on a plane after the Pope's visit to Krakow, Poland for the World Youth Days, on July Pope Francis (C) waves next to newly-retired Father Federico Lombardi (R) during a press conference on a plane after the Pope's visit to Krakow, Poland for the World Youth Days, on July](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E6MMNE/pope-francis-c-waves-next-to-newly-retired-father-federico-lombardi-r-during-a-press-conference-on-a-plane-after-the-popes-visit-to-krakow-poland-for-the-world-youth-days-on-july-31-2016-reutersfilippo-montefortepool-2E6MMNE.jpg)