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When the pope met the president: Francis' meetings with Obama, Biden and Trump
By the time Francis took over as leader of the Catholic Church in 2013, meetings between the president and the pontiff had ...
Trump and Francis Had Sharply Different Views, and Sharp Disagreements
The pope and the president remade the Catholic church and American politics in their outsider images, but their relationship ...
Trump and Francis, both elected as outsiders, sparred from afar on policy and diverged on leadership style
When the newly elected Pope Francis returned to the front desk of his hotel in Rome to personally settle his bill a day after ...
Pope Francis dies: Trump, Vance, Obama, Biden, other world leaders post condolences on social
Trump, Vance post condolences after Pope Francis died on Easter Monday. Former US presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden ...
Trump pays tribute to Pope Francis despite pontiff’s criticism of policies
President Donald Trump paid tribute to Pope Francis in a post on Truth Social as news of the pontiff’s death emerged. The ...
Chicago Catholics continue to mourn Pope Francis
Chicago Catholics continue to pay tribute to Pope Francis. President Donald Trump has repeatedly teased potentially running ...
Why are flags at half-staff? Trump issues order after Pope Francis’ death
Following the news of Pope Francis’ death, President Donald Trump addressed the annual White House Easter Egg Roll and ...
Pope Francis to be buried on Saturday
Pope Francis will be buried on Saturday, the Vatican has said, with the funeral expected to draw many world leaders including US President Donald Trump. The 88-year-old head of the Catholic Church ...