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Curiosity swirls locally about impending Papal resignation

By: Joe Holden

Updated: February 28, 2013

Laflin, Luzerne County- At a weekly Mass during Lent for parishes in the Pittston Area, Catholics expressed an interest in how the Roman Catholic Church may shift as the result of a new Pontiff. Pope Benedict XVI is set to vacate the Chair of Saint Peter at 8 p.m. Rome time on Thursday.

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