Francis said Benedict’s decision to live in a converted monastery in the Vatican Gardens was a “good intermediate solution,” but that future retired popes might want to do things differently.

I live in a monastery, so I am more of a monk, really. And it's not on the surface, but there are a lot of the qualities there,' he said. 'They were saying, sacrifice, giving yourself to ...

Rozhen and Musala Peak reached minus 15 and minus 14 degrees respectively, while Botev Peak in the Stara Planina mountains saw the lowest at minus 18 degrees.