In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI greets Bill Richardson, Governor of the US State of New Mexico, on the sidelines of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. The governor is in Rome to attend a ceremony later in the day by the ancient Colosseum to honor the US State of New Mexico for replacing the death penalty with life in prison. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)
In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI greets Santa Fe, New Mexico, Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan during the weekly general audience, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
Pope Benedict leaves at the end of his Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican April 15, 2009. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (VATICAN RELIGION)