![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
![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
![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)
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
![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)