Speculation Swirls as Biden Meeting, Mass at Vatican Canceled

A planned presidential visit to the Vatican, which reportedly would have included Mass and an audience with Pope Francis, will not occur this week. -- More... According to the Catholic News Agency:

“[t]he President’s entourage had originally requested for Biden to attend Mass with the pope early in the morning, but the proposal was nixed by the Vatican after considering the impact that Biden receiving Holy Communion from the pope would have on the discussions the USCCB is planning to have during their meeting starting Wednesday, June 16.”