President Obama welcomes Pope Francis at White House
(AGI) Washington, Sept. 23 - U.S. President Barack Obama andhis wife Michelle on Wednesday morning welcomed Pope Francis atthe White House. The Pontiff arrived to the ceremony in a Fiat500L. Together with Mr. Obama, the Pope then walked to a smallpodium on the White House South Lawn, where they listened totheir national anthems in front of military formations. "Ourbackyard is not typically this crowded but the size and spiritof today's gathering is just a small reflection of the deepdevotion of some 70 million American Catholics," the U.S.president said to a crowd