ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. — Pope Benedict XVI arrived today in the United States to a presidential handshake and enthusiastic cheering, a warm welcome that followed the pontiff's candid admission hours earlier that he is "deeply ashamed" of the clergy sex abuse scandal that has rocked the American church.
Pope arrives in U.S. to Bush family, screaming students
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | 3:51 p.m. CDT;
updated 8:06 a.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008
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