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Biden's Vatican meeting with Pope Francis runs into overtime

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Declaring it’s “good to be back,” President Joe Biden opened a five-day European trip Friday with an extended visit with Pope Francis at the Vatican, where

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  1. Biden to meet Pope Francis amid rifts with U.S. bishops

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  2. Biden meets with Pope Francis this week while in Europe for 2 summits

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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    Biden's Vatican meeting with Pope Francis runs into overtime

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  1. Townhall

    Pope Francis and Joe Biden Will Meet to Discuss 'Efforts Grounded in Respect for Fundamental Human Dignity' (opens Townhall)

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    On Friday, President Joe Biden is set to have an audience with Pope Francis in Vatican City. During this past Friday's press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said

  2. The Columbian

    Biden to meet Pope Francis amid rifts with U.S. bishops (opens The Columbian)

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    There’s an intriguing subplot to President Joe Biden’s upcoming meeting with Pope Francis. The world’s two most prominent Roman Catholics will be celebrating a shared outlook on church teaching and vi

  3. NPR

    Biden meets with Pope Francis this week while in Europe for 2 summits (opens NPR)

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    President Biden is only the second Catholic to hold the office. We explore how his faith informs his presidency ahead of an expected visit to the Vatican.

  4. Religion News

    What will President Biden and Pope Francis talk about? (opens Religion News)

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    (RNS) — This will not be a pastoral meeting between the pope and one of the Catholic faithful. This is a meeting between the president of the United States and an influential world leader.

  5. Washington Times

    Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis puts a spotlight on rifts in Catholic Church (opens Washington Times)

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    President Biden’s meeting with Pope Francis on Friday highlights a growing divide within the Catholic Church over the president’s policies that are out of step with the church doctrine.

  6. Casper Star-Tribune

    Photos: Presidents and popes over the years (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

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    President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Friday. A look back at notable presidential visits with popes in the past

  7. Fox News

    Reporter's Notebook: Why Biden's meeting with Pope Francis stands apart (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden is scheduled to meet with Pope Francis on Friday to discuss abortion rights in the U.S.

  8. NBC4 Washington

    Presidents and Popes Over the Years: Gifts, Gaffes, Grief (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    President Joe Biden and Pope Francis’ upcoming meeting continues a long tradition of president-and-pope encounters, replete with notable moments involving gifts, gaffes and grieving.

  9. America Magazine

    Which president met the most popes? Who gave the weirdest gift? A brief history of U.S.-Vatican encounters. (opens America Magazine)

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    When Pope Francis welcomes U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to the Vatican tomorrow, it will mark the 31st meeting between a sitting pope and a sitting U.S. president.

  10. NPR

    Biden's meeting with Pope Francis will be both official and deeply personal (opens NPR)

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    Biden is the second Catholic U.S. president, and his faith is central in his public image. The pastor at a D.C. church where the president worships tells NPR that Biden has felt supported by Francis.

  11. Religion News

    Unusual secrecy attends Biden's first meeting with Pope Francis as president (opens Religion News)

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    (RNS) — The unusually veiled meeting is stoking speculation about whether the two will discuss the incendiary debates going on among the U.S. bishops over the second Catholic U.S. president's abortion stance.

  12. America Magazine

    Pope Francis meets President Biden tomorrow. Here’s what to expect. (opens America Magazine)

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    President Joe Biden and Pope Francis are expected to focus on the pandemic, migration, crises in the Middle East and climate change.

  13. The Hill

    Biden set to meet pope as US abortion debate rages (opens The Hill)

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    President Biden, only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, will have an audience with Pope Francis on Friday, a meeting that comes amid increasing focus on the issue of abortion rights, which Biden has made a priority of defending.

  14. CNN

    See Biden's meeting with Pope Francis inside Vatican (opens CNN)

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    President Biden, the United States' second Catholic president, met Pope Francis at the Vatican. They were expected to discuss climate change, migration and income inequality, among other issues.

  15. NWI Times

    Biden's Vatican meeting with Pope Francis runs into overtime (opens NWI Times)

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    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Declaring it’s “good to be back,” President Joe Biden opened a five-day European trip Friday with an extended visit with Pope Francis at the Vatican, where

  16. La Crosse Tribune

    Biden at Vatican to talk climate, poverty with Pope Francis (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Declaring it’s “good to be back,” President Joe Biden on Friday opened a five-day European trip at the Vatican, where he and Pope Francis — the

  17. The Pantagraph

    Photos: Biden's Vatican meeting with Pope Francis runs into overtime (opens The Pantagraph)

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    The world's two most prominent Roman Catholics discussed a range of issues Friday. See images from the visit

  18. The Hill

    Biden has private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican (opens The Hill)

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    President Biden on Friday had a private one-on-one visit with Pope Francis in Vatican City, a highly anticipated closed-door meeting between only the second Catholic president in U.S. history and the pontiff.

  19. The Daily Signal

    Will Meeting With Pope Francis Change Biden's Abortion Views? (opens The Daily Signal)

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    Pope Francis should challenge Biden's position on abortion, which clashes with the Catholic Church's belief about human life, when they meet.

  20. Forbes

    Biden Meets Pope Francis At Start Of European Diplomatic Tour (Photos) (opens Forbes)

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    In addition to meeting the Pope, Biden is scheduled to meet with world leaders at the G20 summit and COP26 climate conference, in Italy and Scotland, respectively.

  21. 13News Now Norfolk

    President Biden at Vatican to talk climate, poverty with Pope Francis (opens 13News Now Norfolk)

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    As only the second Catholic president after John F. Kennedy, President Joe Biden has made his audience with the Pope Francis a clear priority.

  22. Local News 8

    Biden set for audience with Pope Francis in a meeting heavy with symbolism for America's second Catholic president (opens Local News 8)

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    By Maegan Vazquez and Kevin Liptak, CNN The last time President Joe Biden visited the Vatican, he was still reeling from the loss of his son Beau to cancer a year earlier. The reason for his 2016 visit was the Third International Regenerative Medicine Conference, and — in a speech delivered with a m…

  23. FOX 4 Dallas

    Biden, Pope Francis talk COVID-19, climate change, poverty at Vatican (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    President Joe Biden arrived at the Vatican Friday to meet with Pope Francis and discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and poverty.

  24. America Magazine

    Pope Francis and Joe Biden enjoy unusually long meeting at the Vatican (opens America Magazine)

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    Pope Francis and President Joe Biden talked together in private for 75 minutes, an unusually long time by Vatican standards, a sign that the two leaders had a more in-depth discussion than observers had expected.

  25. The Buffalo News

    Biden, pope to talk virus, climate, poverty at Vatican (opens The Buffalo News)

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    ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden arrived at the Vatican Friday to meet with Pope Francis, the world's two most notable Roman Catholics huddling to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic, climate

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