Pope Leo ID ‘: He received an invitation from Trump to visit the US
Pope Leo had a Vatican meeting with US Vice President Jay Di Vance, who handed him a letter from Donald Trump and his wife, Melania. Leo is the first American to be elected to the highest degree of the Catholic Church and received an official invitation to visit the US.
Carolin Livit, a White House spokesman, said Pope Leo accepted Vice President Vasses on Monday morning. « It was a good, productive meeting, » he said. Donald Trump hopes to see Leo « in Washington » as soon as he can come. «
The Vance-Fragiscus conflict
US Vice President Jay Di Vance had been hardly criticized by deceased Pope Francis for the hard line of Trump’s government to immigration. When he delivered the letter to Pope Leo ‘, he told him he was by US President Donald Trump and First Mrs. Melania Trump. « They invite you to come » to Washington, he added.
Pope Leo I am, when he took the letter in his hands, replied: « At some point. » The Vatican has not yet commented on the issue of inviting the US president.
Pope Leo ID ‘with Jay Di Vance and Marco Rubio
The Holy See, in a statement, confirmed that Vance and Pope Leo IDI met, but did not give details of their discussions. A spokesman for US Vice President Jay Di Vance said they met each other, and then was attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also Catholic.
The Vance Gift to the Pope
As part of the meeting, Pope Leo received a nautical jersey with blue and orange from Jay Di Vance. The colors of the US football team Chicago Bears. The jersey was named, « Pope Leo », and the number « XIV ».
After meeting with the Pope, Vance met with officials from the State Secretariat of the Vatican, the Church’s leading diplomatic office. A Vatican text described these conversations as « heartfelt ».
« There has been an exchange of views on some current international issues, calling for respect for humanitarian and international law in the conflict regions and finding a solution with negotiations between the parties involved, » the Vatican’s announcement said.