U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken accompanied by tour guide Alessandro Conforti and Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See Patrick Connell gets a tour of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, June 28, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Monday held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, who was visiting the Vatican in the wake of a decision by American Catholic bishops that could lead to them denying Communion to President Joe Biden.
Blinken is the highest-ranking Biden administration official the pontiff has met since the inauguration in January.
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