Trump extends Pope Leo an invitation to visit the White House

President Trump has invited newly inaugurated Pope Leo to the White House, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.Why it matters: If accepted, the visit would mark the first time a pope has visited the White House since Pope Francis visited then-President Obama in 2015. Vice President JD Vance gave Leo a letter containing the president and first lady Melania Trump's "warm wishes" and an invitation to the White House as soon as he could visit, Leavitt said. A visit from Leo, the first American-born pope, would mark the fourth visit to the White House by a pontiff. Pope John Paul II visited then-President Jimmy Carter in 1979, and Pope Benedict XVI visited then-President George W. Bush in 2008.Catch up quick: In a recording, Leo was heard responding "at some point" when Vance gave him the letter, per AP. Vance, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other world leaders, attended Leo's inauguration Mass on Sunday. Vance led the U.S. delegation. Vance gave Leo a copy of two of St. Augustine's most seminal works and a Chicago Bears T-shirt with Leo's name on it, per AP. Leo gave Vance a bronze sculpture and a coffee table book featuring photos of the papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace.Zoom out: Leo is uniquely positioned to help ease divisions between Catholics in the U.S., Axios' Russell Contreras previously reported. He has been an outspoken defender of migrant rights, which could put him at odds with the Trump administration's deportation and anti-immigrant policies. Go deeper: In photos: World leaders gather for Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass

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