After Pope's Resignation, What's Next For The Church?

NPR | Feb. 11, 2013 8:41 a.m. | Updated: Feb. 11, 2013 1:05 p.m.

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Pope Benedict XVI announced Monday that he will resign on Feb. 28. For more on what his resignation means for the future of the Vatican leadership, Steve Inskeep talks with Mathew Schmalz, a professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.