Thousands to Greet Pope on 81st Birthday at White House
FOXNews.comWednesday, April 16, 2008
WASHINGTON — President Bush has quite a birthday present for Pope Benedict XVI: at least 9,000 excited guests gathered on the White House's South Lawn for a 21-gun salute, a fame soprano's rendition of "The Lord's Prayer" and an emotional presidential welcome.
The pontiff turned 81 on Wednesday, the first full day of his first trip to the United States as leader of the world's Roman Catholics. He'll spend most of the day at the White House, only the second pope to do so and the first in 29 years.
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