President Joe Biden greeted Pope Francis with a surprising forehead-to-forehead embrace on Friday, marking the second day of the G7 summit in Italy.
The 87-year-old pontiff, who was brought into the room in a wheelchair, joined world leaders to discuss topics related to artificial intelligence, energy, and the Africa-Mediterranean region. This occasion made him the first pope ever to attend a G7 summit.
Among the leaders participating in the discussion were Argentina’s President Javier Milei, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Biden, 81, and the second Roman Catholic president of the United States, was scheduled for a private meeting with Pope Francis later today.
According to a senior administration official, their conversation was expected to cover the situation in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas conflict, and issues related to AI and climate change.
{Matzav.com}