A Look Back At Pope Benedict's Meetings With World Leaders

By National Journal Staff

Updated: March 12, 2013 | 10:56 a.m.
February 11, 2013 | 8:22 a.m.

As we wait for the election of a new pope, here's a look at Pope Benedict XVI's meetings with political leaders from around the world.

President Obama meets with Pope Benedict XVI, Friday, July 10, 2009, at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Pope Benedict XVI and Cuban President Raul Castrooutside the Revolution palace in Havana, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sao Paulo, May 9, 2007. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Benedict XVI and former Vice President Dick Cheney at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, April, 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)

Pope Benedict XVI greets former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy as Sarkozy looks on at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

Pope Benedict XVI with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Claudio Peri, Pool)

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg greets Pope Benedict XVI as he visits Ground Zero, April 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Todd Heisler, Pool)

Russia's Prime Minister and former President Dmitry Medvedev and Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Christope Simon, pool)

President Bush meets with Pope Benedict XVI, April 16, 2008, in the Oval Office at the White House. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

Pope Benedict XVI with former President George W. Bush at the Vatican Friday, June 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Filippo Monteforte, pool)

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