PUGLIA, Italy—The second day of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in southern Italy began on June 14 with back-to-back meetings of world leaders, featuring discussions about artificial intelligence (AI), climate change, China, and the Middle East.
Following these sessions, President Joe Biden will meet with Pope Francis privately on the sidelines of the summit.
President Biden and Pope Francis last met in October 2021 at the Vatican, where the president offered the Pope a “command coin” and praised him as “the most significant warrior for peace I’ve ever met.”
President Biden is the second Catholic U.S. president, after President John F. Kennedy….