This is the Vatican insignia representing a the « sede vacante » (vacant see). The emblem is used between the death of a pope and the election of a new one — a period known as the interregnum. The Holy See will be considered vacant at 8 p.m. in Rome Feb. 28, the official time of the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. (CNS illustration/Tim Meko) (Feb. 28, 2013)