President Joe Biden met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday, kicking off a diplomatic tour across Europe including appearances at the G20 summit in Rome and high-stakes COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
plans to live broadcast the meeting of the two leaders, citing normal procedure to reduce risk during the Covid-19 pandemic.Biden’s stance on abortion. The issue has divided the Church and Catholic clergy around the world have expressed dissatisfaction over the pontiff’s conciliatory handling of the issue. U.S. bishops have campaigned to deny Communion to Biden over the dispute, a topic that is not on the official agenda for the meeting but set to be discussed in two weeks when U.S.
The cuts to media access mean insight into the meeting will be relatively limited, especially compared to normal meetings between world leaders. Pope Francis and President Biden are aligned on a number of key issues, however, notably in tackling global issues like the pandemic and climate change. Hours before meeting Biden, the pontiffa recorded message on the BBC calling for “urgent” action ahead of the pivotal COP26 climate summit.
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