{"id":2268129,"date":"2024-06-14T18:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T22:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meets-with-pope-francis-at-g7-in-italy\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T18:35:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T22:35:09","slug":"biden-meets-with-pope-francis-at-g7-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meets-with-pope-francis-at-g7-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden convenes with Pope Francis at Italy&#8217;s G7 summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-meets-with-pope-francis-at-g7-in-italy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2268129&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden participated in a private meeting with Pope Francis in Bari, Italy. \u200cThis meeting came shortly after Pope\u2064 Francis\u2064 made history by being the \u2063first pontiff to address the G7 leaders at\u2064 their gathering. The private meeting between \u2064President Joe Biden \u2063and \u2063Pope Francis \u200din Bargi, Italy, underscores both political and personal\u200d dimensions\u2063 in\u200b their relationship. Given President Biden&#8217;s\u2064 public commitments \u2064to issues like climate change,\u2064 social justice, and\u2062 immigration, it&#8217;s likely this meeting also touched on common goals, especially considering Pope Francis\u2062 has actively promoted similar concerns globally.<\/p>\n<p>Pope\u2064 Francis addressing the G7 leaders was \u200dgroundbreaking and aligns\u200b with his advocacy towards \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/christie-pushes-back-on-u-n-claiming-israel-is-committing-war-crimes-i-was-there-and-saw-whats-going-on\/\" title=\"Christie disputes U.N.'s war crimes accusation against Israel, asserting personal eyewitness experience.\">pressing \u2063global issues<\/a> like poverty, inequality, and\u2062 environmental protection. His address could \u2063be an indication\u200c of the Vatican stepping up \u2063its role in global policymaking \u2063forums, advocating for moral considerations and humanitarian perspectives on international\u200c platforms. <\/p>\n<p>President Biden\u2019s meeting with \u2064Pope \u2062Francis\u200c after \u2062such a landmark \u2062event suggests a mutual acknowledgment of their \u200baligned \u2062perspectives, possibly reinforcing a shared agenda on these critical challenges. Discussions between such influential figures could\u200d foster further international collaborations that align with \u2062their vision for \u2063moral and ethical leadership \u2062on\u2063 global issues.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> took part in an extended, private meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Pope Francis<\/a> in Bari, Italy on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting itself took place just hours after the pope became the first pontiff to address a full gathering of the collected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/g7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>G7<\/a> leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Biden gave a thumbs up and said \u201cit went well\u201d when asked how his meeting with Francis went.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> did not allow reporters into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-should-all-go-to-jail-janice-dean-fires-at-cuomo-following-nursing-home-bombshell\/\" title=\"\u2018They Should All Go To Jail\u2019: Janice Dean Fires At Cuomo Following Nursing Home Bombshell\">closed door meeting<\/a>, but administration officials told the traveling press pool they planned to release a readout of the meeting in due time. Some media reports indicated that three of Biden\u2019s grandchildren, all children of his son Hunter Biden, also took part in the meeting.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>President Joe Biden took part in an extended, private meeting with Pope Francis in Bari, Italy on Friday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The pope\u2019s remarks included a stark warning to the G7 leaders about potential dangers involving artificial intelligence. The pope specifically challenged the collected governments to ensure humans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-kolfage-one-florida-school-combated-covid-by-going-back-to-normal-as-a-result-the-children-and-teachers-are-safe-and-happy\/\" title=\"Brian Kolfage: One Florida School Combated COVID By Going Back to Normal \u2013 As a Result the Children and Teachers Are Safe and Happy\">make decisions<\/a> concerning weapons of mass destruction, not machines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would condemn humanity to a future without hope if we took away people\u2019s ability to make decisions about themselves and their lives by dooming them to depend on the choices of machines,\u201d he said. \u201cWe need to ensure and safeguard a space for proper human control over the choices made by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ai-job-loss-coders-face-the-biggest-risk-janitors-and-bartenders-the-least\/\" title=\"Coders at highest risk, janitors and bartenders at lowest in AI job loss.\">artificial intelligence programs<\/a>: Human dignity itself depends on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The G7\u2019s closing statement appeared to take heed of that warning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will pursue an inclusive, human-centered, digital transformation that underpins economic growth and sustainable development, maximizes benefits, and manages risks in line with our shared democratic values and respect for human rights,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also held separate bilateral meetings this week with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden met privately with Pope Francis in Bari, Italy, shortly after the Pope addressed the G7 leaders, marking a historic first. 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