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By Kelly Mclaughlin For Mailonline08:40 24 May 2017, updated 10:12 24 May 2017
The women traveled to the Vatican on Wednesday with President Donald Trump, who was meeting with Francis for one of his most high-profile talks.
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Trump, Melania, Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner were greeted in a Vatican courtyard by Archbishop George Ganswein, the prefect of the pontifical household.
Melania and Ivanka kept with tradition and wore veils to meet Francis. The veil, or mantilla, is traditionally worn by women as a sign of respect when meeting the Pope. Trump senior aide Hope Hicks wore one as well.
First Lady Melania Trump and the president’s daughter, Ivanka, traveled to the Vatican on Wednesday with Donald Trump, who was meeting with the Pope for one of his most high-profile talks
Melania and Ivanka kept with tradition and wore veils to meet the Pope. The veil, or mantilla, is traditionally worn by women as a sign of respect when meeting the Pope
Pope Francis met with a number of Trump's closest advisers, including his daughter Ivanka, her husband Jared Kusner, national security adviser HR McMaster and adviser Hope Hicks
Pope Francis shared a private audience at the Vatican with Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, early on Wednesday morning
Melania opted for a black, below-the-knee lace dress with long sleeves as she met with the Pope. Her veil appeared to be made out of a similar material
Neither woman, however, wore a head scarf in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, despite the local custom of Muslim women wearing hijabs in public.
Melania's predecessor Michelle Obama did not cover her head when she accompanied then-President Barack Obama on a condolence visit in January 2015 after the death of King Abdullah.
Donald Trump tweeted his disapproval at the time, saying: 'Many people are saying it was wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a scarf in Saudi Arabia, but they were insulted. We have enuf (sic) enemies.'
Like Ivanka and Melania, Michelle Obama opted to wear a black veil while meeting Pope Benedict in 2009.
Catholic women worldwide typically wore mantillas to church until the 1950s.
Melania, Ivanka and Jared sat in an anteroom while Francis and the president held their audience, speaking with Gentlemen of His Holiness members and Gaenswein.
Ivanka, pictured above, at a ceremony where her father US President Donald Trump received the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal from Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh, opted not to wear a headscarf during her trip to Saudi Arabia
Melania Trump, pictured at the Arab Islamic American Summit, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center last week, did not wear a head scarf in Saudi Arabia either
Former First Lady Michelle Obama also wore a black veil when she and then-President Barack Obama met Pope Benedict at the Vatican in 2009
Trump adviser Hope Hicks (center, with White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino, left) also wore a veil to the Vatican on Wednesday
Trump looked uncomfortable as he entered a small elevator taking him to the third floor of the Apostolic Palace, where he was accompanied by Ganswein and other officials along a frescoed corridor to the pope's private study.
Following behind Trump were daughter Ivanka, Kushner, national security adviser HR McMaster and adviser Hicks.
Trump greeted Francis in Sala del Tronetto, the room of the little throne, on the second floor of Apostolic Palace Wednesday morning.
Pope Francis did not smile as he greeted Trump outside the study. Trump, seeming subdued, said 'it is a great honor'.
The two men then posed for photographs before heading into their meeting, which at precisely 8.33am.
Following their meeting, which lasted for about half an hour, Trump smiled and chatted with Francis after the two warmly shook hands.
Francis also shook hands with other members of the president's team, including former bodyguard Keith Schiller and social media director Dan Scavino.
Ivanka, too, wore a veil for the meeting with Pope Francis. She paired her veil with a black long-sleeved lace dress and a pearl necklace
Ivanka Trump was accompanied at the the Vatican by her husband and top Trump adviser Jared Kushner. The familly was greeted by Archbishop George Ganswein, the prefect of the pontifical household in a Vatican courtyard
Ivanka and Kushner were present for Trump's highly anticipated meeting with the Pope. Trump and Pope Francis previously clashed during the 2016 presidential election
Melania, Ivanka and Jared sat in an anteroom while the Pope and the president held their audience, speaking with Gentlemen of His Holiness members and Gaenswein
Trump and Pope Francis then exchanged gifts at the Vatican before the president departed.
Pope Francis gave the president copies of his three main teaching documents as parting gifts, as he typically does for visiting heads of state.
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The red leather-bound booklets to some degree define his papacy and priorities.
Some of the main themes contained in them contrast sharply with President Donald Trump's policies and campaign promises, particularly concerning approaches to the environment and income inequality.
Trump's gift for Francis was wrapped in a big blue box.
The president said he was delivering 'books from Martin Luther King. I think you'll enjoy them. I hope you do'.
The White House said the set includes the five books King wrote in his lifetime. Each one is custom bound and the books are in a custom display case. A piece of granite from the Martin Luther King. Jr. Memorial in Washington is also included.
The White House says the gift 'honors Dr. King's hope, vision, and inspiration for generations to come'.
Melania smiled as she and Trump arrived at the Apostolic Palace for an audience with Pope Francis on Wednesday morning
Trump at first did not plan to stop in Rome during his visit to Europe, which some in the Vatican saw as a snub. When he changed his mind, the Vatican squeezed him in at 8.30am on a Wednesday morning
The Trump family's meeting with the Pope came just hours before he usually holds his weekly audience with the general public on Wednesday at 10am in St Peter's Square
Melania Trump arrives at the San Damaso courtyard for a private audience with Pope Francis
Melania and Trump are welcomed by the prefect of the papal household Georg Gaenswein arrive at the Vatican for a private audience with Pope Francis
Melania paired her knee-length dress with black high heels, and she opted to hear her hair in a loose up-do for the meeting
Trump also gave Francis a bronze sculpture. Named 'Rising Above,' the White House says it 'represents hope for a peaceful tomorrow.'
Trump's meeting with Pope Francis, his third stop on a nine-day foreign tour due to end on Saturday, is part of his world tour of religions after meeting leaders of Muslim nations in Saudi Arabia and visiting holy sites in Jerusalem.
But while his talks in Saudi Arabia and Israel were mostly friendly, the meeting between the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the thrice-married, blunt-spoken Trump could be a little more confrontational.
The meeting could provide powerful imagery to Catholic voters back in the United States as well as the possibility for conflict between a president and a pope who have not often seen eye-to-eye.
The two men's often opposite worldviews collided head-on early last year, when Francis was sharply critical of Trump's campaign pledge to build an impenetrable wall on the Mexican border and his declaration that the United States should turn away Muslim immigrants and refugees.
'A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian,' Francis said then.
The pontiff has been a vocal advocate for aiding refugees, particularly those fleeing the violence in Syria, deeming it both a 'moral imperative' and 'Christian duty' to help.
Francis and Trump shook hands during their private audience on Wednesday, during which Trump told him it was an 'honor' to meet him
The meeting could provide powerful imagery to Catholic voters back in the United States as well as the possibility for conflict between a president and a pope who have not often seen eye-to-eye
The two men's often opposite worldviews collided head-on early last year, when Francis was sharply critical of Trump's campaign pledge to build an impenetrable wall on the Mexican border and his declaration that the United States should turn away Muslim immigrants and refugees
The pontiff has been a vocal advocate for aiding refugees, particularly those fleeing the violence in Syria, deeming it both a 'moral imperative' and 'Christian duty' to help
Trump's meeting with Pope Francis, his third stop on a nine-day foreign tour due to end on Saturday, is part of his world tour of religions after meeting leaders of Muslim nations in Saudi Arabia and visiting holy sites in Jerusalem
But while his talks in Saudi Arabia and Israel were mostly friendly, the meeting between the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the thrice-married, blunt-spoken Trump could be a little more confrontational
Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Trump and his wife Melania during their private audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. The president said he was delivering 'books from Martin Luther King. I think you'll enjoy them. I hope you do'
Trump has never been one to let an insult, perceived or real, go by without a response, and he made no exception for the world's best-known religious leader. He called Francis 'disgraceful' for doubting his faith.
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And even the pontiff's congratulatory message sent to mark Trump's inauguration contained a sly reference to their disagreement, as the pope wrote that he hoped the United States' international stature would 'continue to be measured above all by its concern for the poor, the outcast and those in need.'
Trump at first did not plan to stop in Rome during his visit to Europe, which some in the Vatican saw as a snub. When he changed his mind, the Vatican squeezed him in at 8.30am on a Wednesday morning, an unusual day and an unusually early time.
Though both Trump and Francis are known for their unpredictability, papal visits with heads of state are carefully arranged bits of political and religious theater that follow a specific program, with little room for deviation or unwanted surprises.
Trump is the 13th president to visit the Vatican and, as part of his tour, he will view the Sistine Chapel.
In recent days, Francis and Trump have been in agreement on a need for Muslim leaders to do more against extremists in their own communities. But there are few other areas where their views align.
Francis holds his weekly audience with the general public on Wednesday at 10am in St Peter's Square.
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After the meeting, Trump moves on to Brussels for a NATO summit, followed by the last stop on his trip, to a Group of Seven summit in Sicily.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4536884/amp/Melania-Ivanka-wear-black-veils-meet-Pope.html
- First Lady Melania Trump and Ivanka Trump visited the Vatican with President Donald Trump on Wednesday
- Trump was meeting with Pope Francis for one of his most high-profile talks, after having clashed previously
- Melania and Ivanka kept with tradition and wore black dresses and veils, as Michelle Obama did in 2009
- The veil, or mantilla, is traditionally, worn by women as a sign of respect when meeting Francis at the Vatican
- Melania and Ivanka did not wear head scarfs in Saudi Arabia, despite the local custom of Muslim women
The women traveled to the Vatican on Wednesday with President Donald Trump, who was meeting with Francis for one of his most high-profile talks.
ADVERTISEMENT
Trump, Melania, Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner were greeted in a Vatican courtyard by Archbishop George Ganswein, the prefect of the pontifical household.
Melania and Ivanka kept with tradition and wore veils to meet Francis. The veil, or mantilla, is traditionally worn by women as a sign of respect when meeting the Pope. Trump senior aide Hope Hicks wore one as well.
First Lady Melania Trump and the president’s daughter, Ivanka, traveled to the Vatican on Wednesday with Donald Trump, who was meeting with the Pope for one of his most high-profile talks
Melania and Ivanka kept with tradition and wore veils to meet the Pope. The veil, or mantilla, is traditionally worn by women as a sign of respect when meeting the Pope
Pope Francis met with a number of Trump's closest advisers, including his daughter Ivanka, her husband Jared Kusner, national security adviser HR McMaster and adviser Hope Hicks
Pope Francis shared a private audience at the Vatican with Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, early on Wednesday morning
Melania opted for a black, below-the-knee lace dress with long sleeves as she met with the Pope. Her veil appeared to be made out of a similar material
Neither woman, however, wore a head scarf in Saudi Arabia over the weekend, despite the local custom of Muslim women wearing hijabs in public.
Melania's predecessor Michelle Obama did not cover her head when she accompanied then-President Barack Obama on a condolence visit in January 2015 after the death of King Abdullah.
Donald Trump tweeted his disapproval at the time, saying: 'Many people are saying it was wonderful that Mrs. Obama refused to wear a scarf in Saudi Arabia, but they were insulted. We have enuf (sic) enemies.'
Like Ivanka and Melania, Michelle Obama opted to wear a black veil while meeting Pope Benedict in 2009.
Catholic women worldwide typically wore mantillas to church until the 1950s.
Melania, Ivanka and Jared sat in an anteroom while Francis and the president held their audience, speaking with Gentlemen of His Holiness members and Gaenswein.
Ivanka, pictured above, at a ceremony where her father US President Donald Trump received the Order of Abdulaziz al-Saud medal from Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh, opted not to wear a headscarf during her trip to Saudi Arabia
Melania Trump, pictured at the Arab Islamic American Summit, at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center last week, did not wear a head scarf in Saudi Arabia either
Former First Lady Michelle Obama also wore a black veil when she and then-President Barack Obama met Pope Benedict at the Vatican in 2009
Trump adviser Hope Hicks (center, with White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino, left) also wore a veil to the Vatican on Wednesday
Trump looked uncomfortable as he entered a small elevator taking him to the third floor of the Apostolic Palace, where he was accompanied by Ganswein and other officials along a frescoed corridor to the pope's private study.
Following behind Trump were daughter Ivanka, Kushner, national security adviser HR McMaster and adviser Hicks.
Trump greeted Francis in Sala del Tronetto, the room of the little throne, on the second floor of Apostolic Palace Wednesday morning.
Pope Francis did not smile as he greeted Trump outside the study. Trump, seeming subdued, said 'it is a great honor'.
The two men then posed for photographs before heading into their meeting, which at precisely 8.33am.
Following their meeting, which lasted for about half an hour, Trump smiled and chatted with Francis after the two warmly shook hands.
Francis also shook hands with other members of the president's team, including former bodyguard Keith Schiller and social media director Dan Scavino.
Ivanka, too, wore a veil for the meeting with Pope Francis. She paired her veil with a black long-sleeved lace dress and a pearl necklace
Ivanka Trump was accompanied at the the Vatican by her husband and top Trump adviser Jared Kushner. The familly was greeted by Archbishop George Ganswein, the prefect of the pontifical household in a Vatican courtyard
Ivanka and Kushner were present for Trump's highly anticipated meeting with the Pope. Trump and Pope Francis previously clashed during the 2016 presidential election
Melania, Ivanka and Jared sat in an anteroom while the Pope and the president held their audience, speaking with Gentlemen of His Holiness members and Gaenswein
Trump and Pope Francis then exchanged gifts at the Vatican before the president departed.
Pope Francis gave the president copies of his three main teaching documents as parting gifts, as he typically does for visiting heads of state.
ADVERTISEMENT
The red leather-bound booklets to some degree define his papacy and priorities.
Some of the main themes contained in them contrast sharply with President Donald Trump's policies and campaign promises, particularly concerning approaches to the environment and income inequality.
Trump's gift for Francis was wrapped in a big blue box.
The president said he was delivering 'books from Martin Luther King. I think you'll enjoy them. I hope you do'.
The White House said the set includes the five books King wrote in his lifetime. Each one is custom bound and the books are in a custom display case. A piece of granite from the Martin Luther King. Jr. Memorial in Washington is also included.
The White House says the gift 'honors Dr. King's hope, vision, and inspiration for generations to come'.
Melania smiled as she and Trump arrived at the Apostolic Palace for an audience with Pope Francis on Wednesday morning
Trump at first did not plan to stop in Rome during his visit to Europe, which some in the Vatican saw as a snub. When he changed his mind, the Vatican squeezed him in at 8.30am on a Wednesday morning
The Trump family's meeting with the Pope came just hours before he usually holds his weekly audience with the general public on Wednesday at 10am in St Peter's Square
Melania Trump arrives at the San Damaso courtyard for a private audience with Pope Francis
Melania and Trump are welcomed by the prefect of the papal household Georg Gaenswein arrive at the Vatican for a private audience with Pope Francis
Melania paired her knee-length dress with black high heels, and she opted to hear her hair in a loose up-do for the meeting
Trump also gave Francis a bronze sculpture. Named 'Rising Above,' the White House says it 'represents hope for a peaceful tomorrow.'
Trump's meeting with Pope Francis, his third stop on a nine-day foreign tour due to end on Saturday, is part of his world tour of religions after meeting leaders of Muslim nations in Saudi Arabia and visiting holy sites in Jerusalem.
But while his talks in Saudi Arabia and Israel were mostly friendly, the meeting between the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the thrice-married, blunt-spoken Trump could be a little more confrontational.
The meeting could provide powerful imagery to Catholic voters back in the United States as well as the possibility for conflict between a president and a pope who have not often seen eye-to-eye.
The two men's often opposite worldviews collided head-on early last year, when Francis was sharply critical of Trump's campaign pledge to build an impenetrable wall on the Mexican border and his declaration that the United States should turn away Muslim immigrants and refugees.
'A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian,' Francis said then.
The pontiff has been a vocal advocate for aiding refugees, particularly those fleeing the violence in Syria, deeming it both a 'moral imperative' and 'Christian duty' to help.
Francis and Trump shook hands during their private audience on Wednesday, during which Trump told him it was an 'honor' to meet him
The meeting could provide powerful imagery to Catholic voters back in the United States as well as the possibility for conflict between a president and a pope who have not often seen eye-to-eye
The two men's often opposite worldviews collided head-on early last year, when Francis was sharply critical of Trump's campaign pledge to build an impenetrable wall on the Mexican border and his declaration that the United States should turn away Muslim immigrants and refugees
The pontiff has been a vocal advocate for aiding refugees, particularly those fleeing the violence in Syria, deeming it both a 'moral imperative' and 'Christian duty' to help
Trump's meeting with Pope Francis, his third stop on a nine-day foreign tour due to end on Saturday, is part of his world tour of religions after meeting leaders of Muslim nations in Saudi Arabia and visiting holy sites in Jerusalem
But while his talks in Saudi Arabia and Israel were mostly friendly, the meeting between the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the thrice-married, blunt-spoken Trump could be a little more confrontational
Pope Francis exchanges gifts with Trump and his wife Melania during their private audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. The president said he was delivering 'books from Martin Luther King. I think you'll enjoy them. I hope you do'
Trump has never been one to let an insult, perceived or real, go by without a response, and he made no exception for the world's best-known religious leader. He called Francis 'disgraceful' for doubting his faith.
ADVERTISEMENT
And even the pontiff's congratulatory message sent to mark Trump's inauguration contained a sly reference to their disagreement, as the pope wrote that he hoped the United States' international stature would 'continue to be measured above all by its concern for the poor, the outcast and those in need.'
Trump at first did not plan to stop in Rome during his visit to Europe, which some in the Vatican saw as a snub. When he changed his mind, the Vatican squeezed him in at 8.30am on a Wednesday morning, an unusual day and an unusually early time.
Though both Trump and Francis are known for their unpredictability, papal visits with heads of state are carefully arranged bits of political and religious theater that follow a specific program, with little room for deviation or unwanted surprises.
Trump is the 13th president to visit the Vatican and, as part of his tour, he will view the Sistine Chapel.
In recent days, Francis and Trump have been in agreement on a need for Muslim leaders to do more against extremists in their own communities. But there are few other areas where their views align.
Francis holds his weekly audience with the general public on Wednesday at 10am in St Peter's Square.
ADVERTISEMENT
After the meeting, Trump moves on to Brussels for a NATO summit, followed by the last stop on his trip, to a Group of Seven summit in Sicily.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4536884/amp/Melania-Ivanka-wear-black-veils-meet-Pope.html
