Photos: Popes and US presidents President Joe Biden shakes hands with Pope Francis as they meet at the Vatican on Friday, October 29. It was the fourth meeting between Francis and Biden, and it came as Biden began his second trip abroad as President. Francis is the third pope Biden has met , following meetings with Pope John Paul II while Biden was in the Senate and Pope Benedict XVI during his time as vice president. But the President appears to have forged an even more personal bond with Pope Francis. Unlike his past meetings with Francis, Biden is now the president, elevating their talks to an official encounter between two heads of state.

Source: CNN October 29, 2021 21:16 UTC