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Frankly it’s a little disrespectful to have meetings when you’re at the funeral of the pope."
For the funeral of John Paul II, ... Catholic European royalty, such as the King and Queen of Spain and those of Belgium were given priority and seated at the front,
Catherine Pepinster, a former editor of The Tablet and a commentator on the Catholic Church, told The Telegraph I think we’re going to try and see a couple of people who are important to what we do,
the president said without getting specific I’m going to be meeting with some people,
It’s not high on my list
When asked if he would meet with the former president, Trump replied In the past, I've seen it here over and over again that the combination of Rome and the Holy See, they actually are geniuses at dealing with these big events
Meloni knows she is shouldering the responsibility of hosting such a solemn and somber event, which is the stage where highly different individuals are going to meet,
Neither Trump not Zelensky will want to be accused of hijacking the occasion and it is possible that they merely avoid one another,
The visit on Saturday is for a different reason. It is for the pope's funeral, and that is the occasion for which the president will be traveling to Rome. [But] I cannot exclude any other possible meetings,
a spokesperson for the EU Commission said during a press conference on Tuesday Firstly, he wants Zelensky to be far more appreciative of continued US support at a time when the administration is seeking a major economic rebalance,
The Trump position, of seeking to act as a neutral dealmaker, is clearly seen as detrimental to Kyiv and advantageous to Moscow, compared to the previous U.S. approach,
The American president has made no secret of his frustration at the inability for both sides to agree to a peace deal, but he has been particularly incensed by the behavior of the Ukraine leader,
James D. Boys, senior research fellow at UCL's Centre on U.S. Politics in London, U.K., told Newsweek Crimea was lost years ago,
Trump wrote on social media I won’t pretend to give guidance to the cardinals on who they should select as the next pope. We’ve got plenty of issues to focus on in the United States.”
Vance himself was asked about the direction he’d like the next pope to take the church but declined to answer I’d like to meet them all,
It’s natural for the college of cardinals to consider the signs of the times, that is what is going on in the world,
It's going to be very interesting, we're going to meet with a lot of the foreign leaders that want to meet."
Speaking to reporters at the White House, the US president said Pope Francis was full of humility. He was very humble and of the people,
said Breege Morris, a teacher from Dublin He always took care of those who didn’t have much,
said Constantin Hanenberg, 33, from Germany He was a great example of strength,
said Paola, 25, a pilgrim from the Italian town of Rieti
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