OBON Named plaques of the members of the Buddhist temple who died since the last Obon are displayed in a place of reverence near the "Onaijin" inside the Buddhist Temple. This plaque recognizing Shaku Kakugyo Kay Kiyoshi Terashima is one of seven at the front of the temple know as the Onaijin. The Salt Lake Buddhist Temple is celebrating the annual Obon Festival, the period of praying for the repose of the souls of one's ancestors, Saturday 7/11/09. Scott Sommerdorf / The Salt Lake Tribune (Scott Sommerdorf)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper looks on with son Ben and wife Laureen, left, as daughter Rachel is helped with her gift from Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Saturday, July 11, 2009.
President Obama hosted a roundtable with members of the Catholic media at the White House Thursday in an apparent attempt to reach out to Catholics ahead of his meeting with Pope Benedict XVI later this month.