President Bush welcomes Pope Benedict XVI to White House

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi kisses Pope Benedict XVI's hand before the start an official welcoming ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on April 16, 2008. President George W. Bush (2nd-L) Secretary of States Condoleezza Rice (C), Paul Pelosi (2nd-R) and Vice President Dick Cheney look on. (UPI Photo/Aude Guerrucci/Pool)