John Kerry, US climate envoy, meets pope and speaks at Vatican conference
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
EarthBeat
May 15, 2021
VATICAN CITY — John Kerry, U.S. President Joe Biden's special envoy for climate, met privately with Pope Francis May 15, the day after giving a keynote address at a closed-door meeting of the Pontifical Academy for Sciences and the Pontifical Academy for Social Sciences.
Because Kerry is not a head of state, the Vatican issued no statement about the meeting, although Vatican Media released photos and a video clip of the encounter in the papal library.