A huge crowd filled St Peter's square at the Vatican today to hear Pope Benedict give his weekly Sunday prayer. The unusual large crowd for Angelus(The Angelus, sung by the Daughters of Mary in Latin）as it is known gathered six days before the Pope announced he will step down on February 28th,he asked the group to pray for him and the Pope who will succeed him. ________________________Iraqi authorities say a number of car bombs exploded in predominantly Shi'ite districts of Baghdad, killing about 30 people and wounding around 100 others. Today’s attack struck a series of outdoor markets in and around the Iraqi capital, with somewhere between 28 to 37 people killed. Targeted districts include Sadr city with three car bombings as well as Ameen, Habibiya, Husseiniya, Kamiliya and Karrada. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombings.今天，梵蒂冈圣彼得广场挤满了听教宗本笃十六世进行例行周末祷告的人群。这次听祈祷（由圣会玛丽的女儿用拉丁语吟唱）的人群多得不同寻常，因为教宗宣布他 将于二月二十八日辞职，并呼吁教众为他和即将上任的新教宗祈祷，所以人们从六天前就开始向这里聚集。_________________伊拉克官方表示，以巴格达什叶派地区为主的区域发生了一系列汽车炸弹爆炸事件，造成约30人死亡，近百人受伤。今天的袭击主要发生在伊拉克首都附近的一连 串露天市场里，一些地有28到37人死亡。目标地区包括发生三期汽车炸弹爆炸的萨德市，安明，哈比比亚，胡撒里利亚，卡米里亚以及卡拉大。目前尚无人表示 对这几起爆炸事件负责。
