Pope Benedict XVI looks at the cross during the Easter vigil mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, in this March 22, 2008 file photo. The pontiff is scheduled to visit Washington D.C. and New York in his upcoming April 15-20 US trip. Benedict will deliver an unwavering message that society needs religious values, but this intellectual pontiff will do it in the most positive way possible. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)