- Title: Trump arrives at Vatican to meet Pope Francis
- Date: 24th May 2017
- Summary: VATICAN CITY (MAY 24, 2017) (REUTERS) CONVOY OF CARS DRIVING ALONG STREET/U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAVING FROM CAR
- Embargoed: 7th June 2017 08:12
- Keywords: Vatican U.S. President Donald Trump Pope Francis
- Location: VATICAN CITY
- City: VATICAN CITY
- Country: Vatican City
- Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
- Reuters ID: LVA0016I75S1Z
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- Story Text: U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday (May 24) for talks with one of his most high-profile critics, Pope Francis, after the two men exchanged sharp words during the presidential campaign last year.
Trump's meeting at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace, is part of his world tour of religions after meeting leaders of Muslim nations in Saudi Arabia and visiting holy sites in Jerusalem.
But while his talks in Saudi Arabia and Israel were mostly friendly, the meeting between the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the thrice-married, blunt-spoken Trump could be a little more confrontational.
The pope last year said a man who thinks about building walls and not bridges is "not Christian," a sharp reprimand for Trump's vow to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.
Trump said it was "disgraceful" of the Argentine-born pope, who represents just over half of the world's two billion Christians, to question his faith. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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