Mrs. Laura Bush joins in the applause during the International Conference in Support of Afghanistan Thursday, June 12, 2008 in Paris, where Mrs. Bush addressed the conference urging continued support for the Afghanistan people to build civic and economic institutions that can withstand the forces of oppression. Mrs. Bush is joined on the panel, from left, Afghanistan Foreign Minister Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and French President Nicholas Sarkozy. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
Mrs. Laura Bush talks with World Food Program Executive Director Josette Sheeran during the plenary session at the WFP conference Thursday, June 12, 2008, in Rome. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush shakes hands with Pope Benedict XVI as he arrives Friday, June 13, 2008, at the Vatican. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush joins Pope Benedict XVI on a walk through the Vatican Gardens Friday, June 13, 2008 at the Vatican. White House photo by Chris Greenberg
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush meet June 13, 2008 in the Vatican Gardens with Pope Benedict XVI and Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, where they watch the performance of The Pontifical Sistine Choir. White House photo by Shealah Craighead
President George W. Bush is shown a view of the Lourdes Grotto by Pope Benedict XVI Friday, June 13, 2008, at the Vatican. White House photo by Eric Draper
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush present Pope Benedict XVI with a framed photograph Friday, June 13, 2008, during their visit to the Vatican. The photo shows President Bush and Pope Benedict XVI together at the White House during the Pope's visit in April. White House photo by Shealah Craighead