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19-05-2025 | 10:11

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U.S. President Donald Trump has invited Pope Leo XIV to visit the White House, with Vice President JD Vance on Monday handing over a letter from Trump to the first American pontiff.

"The vice president passed along a letter to the pope from the president and from the First Lady," Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, adding Trump hoped the visit would happen as soon as possible.

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