Trump Meets Pope Francis At The Vatican

“It will be good”.

Humble or not, Trump, like the Pope, presents himself as a voice for the voiceless, an enemy of elitism and a fighter for men and women forgotten by the march of modern globalism.

U.S. President Donald Trump arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday for talks with one of his most high-profile critics, Pope Francis, after the two men exchanged sharp words during the presidential campaign past year.

Joy, the Pope said, is a handsome reality in the lives of many consecrated persons, but it is also a great challenge for all of us because joy must be of the authentic kind, never self-referential or self-satisfied. He dismissed the notion that it would be a contentious encounter.

The Holy See has humanitarian missions in hundreds of countries, and often offers help in broaching hard diplomatic situations. He spoke “as a practicing Catholic”, which meant “I don’t say any of this easily”. “I am not going to get involved in that”.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday called out the “evil losers” who he said were behind a massive explosion that brought “death to innocent young people” who were attending a pop concert in Manchester, England Monday night. Father Rossi described it as “an intuitive intelligence” because “with very little information, he knows you.and you can not hide things from him”.

“Francis is the most gracious person I have ever met”, a senior European diplomat told me recently. Beyond this courtesy visit, Trump’s meeting with Pope in Vatican City will be another main event in Rome.

Francis appeared more serious at the outset but also appeared to be in jovial spirits when the two men emerged after their slightly longer than scheduled chat. Something similar could happen this time.

The Vatican is always well-protected, but it’s locked down tighter than usual for the duration of President Trump’s meeting with the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.

Protests are also expected on Wednesday in Rome and later in the week when Trump travels to Brussels for a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation meeting and Sicily for a G7 gathering.

Since being elected in 2011 Mr Higgins has quoted the pope on a number of occasions and also referred to the “the globalisation of indifference”, a phrase used by the pontiff about the handling of the migrant and refugee crisis in the Mediterranean. It included First Lady Melania Trump, (clad in a black lace tea-length dress and black lace veil), Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster, Trump’s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband Jared Kushner (who are both now official advisors to the president).

In closing, we ask you to consider the following: while the fruits of Pope Francis’ work are already assured for history, what fruits of your labor do you want to ultimately define your personal and presidential legacy?

When Trump took his oath of office on January 20, Francis sent him a telegram of congratulations, offering his prayers for wisdom and strength that the new presidents decisions would be guided by ethical values. Ivanka Trump will visit the Sant’Egidio lay community to participate in a discussion on human trafficking. But the timing Wednesday was tight as Francis had his weekly Wednesday general audience. The meeting began at precisely 8:33 a.m.

“I hope that with this meeting Pope Francis can really instill in President Trump tolerance and respect for all people”, Katelyn Coyle, 20, agreed.

Later on Wednesday, Trump will fly to Brussels, where significant protests are expected. The president greeted Francis in Sala del Tronetto, the room of the little throne, on the second floor of Apostolic Palace Wednesday morning.