{"id":2425725,"date":"2025-04-21T11:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shares-message-of-remembrance-for-pope-francis\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T11:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T15:19:49","slug":"trump-shares-message-of-remembrance-for-pope-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-shares-message-of-remembrance-for-pope-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump shares message of remembrance for Pope Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Ftrump-shares-message-of-remembrance-for-pope-francis%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=2425725&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>Former President Donald Trump expressed his condolences following the passing of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday. Trump shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bachelor-star-matt-james-reveals-he-dumped-winner-over-racism-allegations\/\" title=\"\u2018Bachelor\u2019 Star Matt James Reveals He Dumped Winner Over Racism Allegations\">heartfelt message<\/a> on Truth Social, stating, &#8220;Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!&#8221; The pope&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">death occurred shortly<\/a> after he met with Vice President JD Vance, who also conveyed his sorrow through a post on social media. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted the pope&#8217;s impact during his tenure as the leader of the Catholic Church, underscoring the significance of the day for Catholics worldwide. While there is no confirmation of whether Trump will attend the pope&#8217;s funeral, the former president had previously met with the pontiff during his first term, although thier views sometimes diverged on issues such as immigration. Pope Francis had been recovering from bilateral pneumonia and passed away shortly after making his last public appearance.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump shares message of remembrance for Pope Francis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2101473\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> shared a short message of remembrance for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Pope Francis<\/a> in the wake of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doj-dropping-most-jan-6-obstruction-charges-in-pending-cases-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DOJ dropping most Jan. 6 obstruction charges in pending cases - Washington Examiner\">pope&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s death on Easter Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rest in Peace Pope Francis!&rdquo; Trump posted on Truth Social. &ldquo;May God Bless him and all who loved him!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3385859\/white-house-stands-by-pete-hegseth-signal-allegations\/\">White House stands by Pete Hegseth amid new Signal allegations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3385776\/jd-vance-tribute-pope-francis-death\/\">Vance pays tribute to Pope Francis after meeting him hours before his death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3385218\/project-2025-revisited-is-trump-running-playbook\/\">Project 2025 revisited: After 100 days, is Trump running the playbook?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3322925\/pope-francis-leader-catholic-church-dead-at-88\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, DEAD AT 88\">POPE FRANCIS, LEADER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, DEAD AT 88<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>    <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/114375838396081159\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The pope died early on Monday, just hours after meeting with Vice President JD Vance. The vice president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3385776\/jd-vance-tribute-pope-francis-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"shared his own message\">shared his own message<\/a> earlier in the day.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&ldquo;I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis,&rdquo; Vance&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1914239114406191255\" target=\"_blank\">posted on X<\/a>. &ldquo;My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him.&rdquo;<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vance, a Catholic convert, met Francis on Easter morning. Vance and his family were visiting Italy for the weekend as Vance engaged in trade negotiations with Italian officials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who was raised as a Presbyterian and now describes himself as a nondenominational Christian, met with the pope during his first term, though the pair were sometimes at odds on topics such as immigration policy.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this May 24, 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-regulator-to-lift-boeing-737-max-grounding-in-january\/\" title=\"European regulator to lift Boeing 737 MAX grounding in January\">file photo<\/a>, President Donald Trump stands with Pope Francis during a meeting at the Vatican. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1914295061640073453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"spoke\">spoke<\/a> on the matter during an appearance on Fox News. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The pope has gone to be with the lord this morning, and I spoke to the president about that as well,&rdquo; Leavitt said. &ldquo;He has put out a statement to say God bless the pope and all those who loved him. He touched millions of lives throughout his tenure as the head of the Catholic Church, and so it&rsquo;s a solemn day for Catholics around the world. We are praying for all of those who loved the pope and believed in him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3385776\/jd-vance-tribute-pope-francis-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vance pays tribute to Pope Francis after meeting him hours before his death\">Vance pays tribute to Pope Francis after meeting him hours before his death<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leavitt said she does not know if Trump will travel to the Vatican for the pope&rsquo;s funeral.<\/p>\n<p>Francis, who was recovering from bilateral pneumonia, died at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, a day after Easter Sunday. 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