Obama on pope, bishops, prayers on his Blackberry

 03.07.2009 14:16   usatoday.com

President Obama, in advance of his trip to Rome, met with seven reporters from Catholic media and "The Washington Post" on Thursday to talk about the pope, the church and his administration's plans on some contentious issues.

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