The Pope in France

Carabinieri policemen stand guard as an Air France plane (not pictured) with Pope Benedict XVI aboard lands at Ciampino airport in Rome on September 15, 2008.
FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP / Getty

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Carabinieri policemen stand guard as the Pope's plane lands back at Rome's Ciampino airport. This had been Benedict's first visit to France since becoming Pope in 2005.

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