In this photo provided Friday, March 1, 2013 by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican Secretary of State, at center with red skull cap, officially takes over the vacant See as camerlengo, chamberlain, before sealing Pope Benedict XVI’s apartment, after Benedict left the Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013. Benedict XVI became the first pope in 600 years to resign Thursday, ending an eight-year pontificate shaped by struggles to move the church past sex abuse scandals and to reawaken Christianity in an indifferent world.Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
1) WHO’S RUNNING THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
With the pope’s retirement, ultimate power now resides with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone and the College of Cardinals.
2) NO EXPECTATIONS OF BREAKTHROUGH AS CLOCK TICKS TOWARD SPENDING CUTS
Obama summons leaders from both parties to the White House to stake out their fiscal positions hours away from sequestration.