President Obama Meets Pope Francis at the Vatican (22 images)

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Vatican Secretary of State Parolin after meeting with Pope Francis in his private library at the Vatican on March 27, 2014. In the nearly hour-long private audience meeting, Obama expressed his admiration for the Pope and invited him to the White House. UPI/Stefano Spaziani

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama meet with Vatican Secretary of State Parolin after Obama met with Pope Francis in his private library at the Vatican on March 27, 2014. In the nearly hour-long private audience meeting, Obama expressed his admiration for the Pope and invited him to the White House. UPI/Stefano Spaziani