Saturday, September 13, 2008

Photos: Benedict XVI in Paris


France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (2nd L) attends the arrival ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI at Orly Airport, near Paris September 12, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI starts a four-day visit to Paris and Lourdes.

France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (C) attends the arrival ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI at Orly Airport, near Paris September 12, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI starts a four-day visit to Paris and Lourdes. (Reuters)

PARIS - SEPTEMBER 12: Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives at Orly airport, on September 12, 2008 in Paris, France. The four day trip by the Pope to Paris and Lourdes is seen as an attempt to reinvigorate Catholicism in France.

PARIS - SEPTEMBER 12: Pope Benedict XVI (L) Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) walk in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace September 12, 2008 on his arrival in Paris, France. The four day trip by the Pope to Paris and Lourdes is seen as an attempt to reinvigorate Catholicism in France. (Getty)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and Pope Benedict XVI, right, are seen upon their arrival at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI embarked Friday on his first visit to France as pontiff, urging French society to take Christian values into account despite the country's staunch, historic separation of church and state. (AP/LAURENT REBOURS)

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) escorts Pope Benedict XVI in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris September 12, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI starts a four-day visit to Paris and Lourdes.

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) stands with Pope Benedict XVI in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris September 12, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI starts a four-day visit to Paris and Lourdes.

PARIS - SEPTEMBER 12: Pope Benedict XVI waves as Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and French President Nicolas Sarkozy stand in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace on September 12, 2008 in Paris, France. The four day trip by the Pope to Paris and Lourdes is seen as an attempt to reinvigorate Catholicism in France. (Getty)

Pope Benedict XVI waves as France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy accompany him as he departs the Elysee Palace in Paris September 12, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI starts a four-day visit to Paris and Lourdes.

Pope Benedict XVI (L) departs as France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy accompany him at the Elysee Palace in Paris September 12, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI starts a four-day visit to Paris and Lourdes. (Reuters)

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