Barely a year after Donald Trump and Pope Francis exchanged some strong words over the issue of illegal immigration, there is a question whether the two will meet when President Trump is in Rome for the G-7 summit in May. Newsmax posed that question to White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday, reminding him how the U.S. president, when in Rome, has always had an audience with the spiritual leader of the Roman Catholic Church going back to 1959 . “That’s a great question,” replied Spicer, himself a Roman Catholic.
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Choices: Who to send to the Vatican?
Among the many tasks facing Donald Trump, as with any new president, are the selections of new ambassadors to represent the United States in most countries around the world. Despite some earlier hysteria in the media , these posts do not need to be filled immediately, but should be filled as expeditiously as possible.
Pope eats with homeless on 80th birthday, gets 70,000 emails
Pope Francis, right, flanked at right by Mons. Konrad Krajewski, celebrates his 80th birthday sharing a breakfast with homeless people before celebrating Mass with cardinals at the Vatican on Dec. 17, 2016.