A crowd of over 13,000 gathers on the South Lawn of the White House for the State Arrival Ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI
A crowd of over 13,000 gathers on the South Lawn of the White House for the State Arrival Ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI
A crowd of over 13,000 gathers on the South Lawn of the White House for the State Arrival Ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI
A crowd of over 13,000 gathers on the South Lawn of the White House for the State Arrival Ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI
A crowd of over 13,000 gathers on the South Lawn of the White House for the State Arrival Ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI
First Lady Laura Bush, Pope Benedict XVI, and President George W. Bush greet the crowd from the South Portico Balcony of the White House
The flag of the United States and the flag of the Vatican City, on a street light at the White House
Shuttle for Vatican officials: Msgr. Peter B. Wells (head of the English-language section of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State), Dr. Patrizio Polisca (a papal physician), Vittorio Rossi (a Vatican Radio technician), Fabrizio Stinellis (a Vatican Television Center operator), Giovanni Maria Vian (editor-in-chief of L'Osservatore Romano, Dr. Paolo Corvini (assistant to the coordinator of papal trips), Francesco Sforza (the main Vatican photographer), Walter Capriotti (a Vatican Television Center operator), and Father Federico Lombardi (director of the Vatican Press Office, Vatican Radio, and Vatican Television Center)
Officers from the Alexandria Police Department help control crowds lining Pennsylvania Avenue to see the popemobile route from the White House to the Embassy of the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See
Officers from the Alexandria Police Department help control crowds lining Pennsylvania Avenue to see the popemobile route from the White House to the Embassy of the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See
United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" Herald Trumpets plays ruffles and flourishes and Hail to the Chief to announce the arrival of President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush, followed by a 21-gun salute, the Pontifical Anthem, and the National Anthem of the United States
The crowd joins in an impromptu signing of singing of Happy Birthday to You to Pope Benedict XVI, before Soprano Kathleen Battle sings the Lord's Prayer. The ceremony took place on the Pope's 81st birthday.
Soprano Kathleen Battle and the U. S. Army Chorus lead the crowd in singing Happy Birthday to You to Pope Benedict XVI. The ceremony took place on the Pope's 81st birthday.