Callista Gingrich, 51, an author, documentary filmmaker and former congressional aide, presented her credentials to Pope Francis at the Vatican to officially assume her role. Trump’s nomination of Callista Gingrich to the post at the Holy See in May caused some controversy because of her marriage to Gingrich, with whom she became involved when he was still married to his second wife. The pope has implicitly criticised Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris accord on climate change. He said last month that denying climate change or being indifferent to its effects were “perverse attitudes” that blocked research and dialogue aimed at protecting the future of the planet. Pope tackles US-Jerusalem issue with Jordan’s KingFrancis is also opposed to Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Source: The Express Tribune December 22, 2017 11:48 UTC