<a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Pope+Benedict+XVI&family=editorial&specificpeople=201771 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Pope Benedict XVI</a> waves to the faithful as he arrives in his new Popemobile at the Spanish Steps for the celebration of the Immaculate Conception on December 8, 2012 in Rome, Italy. This papal tradition marks the beginning of the Christmas season as the Pope visits the monument and crowns the statue of Mary with a garland of flowers.