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Pope Francis greets then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Vatican in this April 29, 2016. Vatican Media

Pope Francis "has spoken differently" than Biden on Abortion: U.S. White House

Oct 27, 2021

Ahead of President Joe Biden’s Oct. 29 meeting with Pope Francis, a White House spokeswoman acknowledged on Wednesday that “the pope has spoken differently” than Biden on abortion.

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