US Embassy in Rome Honors First American-Born Pope While Celebrating US-Vatican Diplomatic Milestone

Jul 5, 2025 - 04:00
US Embassy in Rome Honors First American-Born Pope While Celebrating US-Vatican Diplomatic Milestone
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations of states, and Laura Hochla, chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See, addressed the crowd at Villa Richardson on June 30, 2025, in Rome, where the Fourth of July was celebrated this year with a special milestone: the recent election of the first pope born and raised in the United States.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II established full diplomatic ties.

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