the place. that s why the g20 was created in 1999, because of dissatisfaction with the g7 in solving these problems. what boxes does biden have to check here? they have some work to do. this is an issue that may come up with the pope. vaccine distribution. there was a target to have 40% vaccinated by the end of this year. that it s not going to happen. you might hear the pope press joe biden on that. there is a hope they make a plan to get this outside the developed country. the global supply chain. it is a real issue and affecting all the countries. and then climate. do they come out of the g20 with some sort of climate pledge they could then bring to scotland for the u.n. climate summit. by the way, of course one thing biden does not have is an agreement on the climate provisions in the infrastructure
meet with the pontiff first when arriving for the g20? it is deeply personal to him, his faith, catholicism. their personal relationship is deep. it has history. he met him a number of times as vice president, in 2015. you and i both covered that. and pope francis consoled biden and his family after the loss of his son beau. he described a special rapport. he said this pope is electric, the feeling that he had about pope francis and his leadership in the church. they both have similar messages, you might say. they re in institutions where they have liberal leanings. and on that as well they see a lot of overlap. it s a relationship about his faith but also about a relationship between two men. broader g20. economic crises abound all over
pope since diplomat ic relatio were created in 1984. here we are in the internal city, roep, g20, tons of problems. buff president biden s first real stop is here to meet with the pontiff. why and that do we think this is about? and that does this motivate in the american president. father thomas reese at the religion news service. it s good to have you, father. the mother tongue here. the question is, hey what s going on in there? how are they talking to each other? . i think it is significant how long the meeting is taking place. you know, for the pope to spend over an hour with a head of state, president, is very unusual. usually these meetings are shorter than that. they are getting into issues that are of concern to the president and the pope.