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Trump extended the invite in a letter delivered by Vice President JD Vance, who attended the pope's inaugural mass on Sunday and then met privately with the Catholic leader, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.
'The vice president passed along a letter to the pope from the president and from the first lady, extending their warm wishes and inviting them to the White House as soon as he possibly can,' Leavitt said.
Leo has already sought to act as a mediator of global conflicts, offering to assist in negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. Over the weekend, both Leo and Vance met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of a planned call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday.
During his inaugural mass, Leo said he would work for a reconciled world.
'We still see too much discord, too many wounds caused by hatred, violence, prejudice, the fear of difference, and an economic paradigm that exploits the Earth's resources and marginalizes the poorest,' he said.
In addition to the letter, Vance delivered the pope a jersey from his hometown Chicago Bears with 'Pope Leo XIV' on the back as well as a copy of Saint Augustine's 'City of God.'
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