Pope Leo XIV receives White House invitation in meeting with JD Vance
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from US news | The Guardian on (#6XCQ9)
US vice-president delivers letter from Donald and Melania Trump during talks with pontiff at the Vatican
Donald Trump has issued a White House invitation to Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-born pontiff who as Cardinal Robert Prevost previously criticised Trump's administration.
The invitation came via a letter from the US president and the first lady, Melania Trump, that was delivered to the pope by the US vice-president, JD Vance, during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday morning.
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