haha, Trump ain't no JFK my friend, in terms of looks and charisma and articulation
but they share the same views with respect to national defense and economic growth
[h=1]Melania says she'll pray every day for hospitalized children following Papal meeting – as she reveals she will be the first Catholic to live in the White House since the Kennedys[/h]
- Melania Trump's spokeswoman confirms that she's a Catholic
- The first lady met with Pope Francis on Wednesday at the Vatican, where he blessed a rosary for her
- Then she went to a Vatican-affiliated pediatric hospital where she met with children, prayed in a chapel and laid flowers at the feet of a statue of Mary
- One boy she met, who needed a donor heart, will get his organ transplant, the hospital learned just hours after Melania's visit
- It's unclear when Melania became a Catholic or when she was baptized
- She and her sister weren't baptized as infants and didn't make their First Holy Communion along with other kids their age
- Her father was a member of the Communist Party in Slovenia in order to work, and the party was official atheist
- Melania opened a February presidential rally in Florida by surprising the president with a recitation of the Lord's Prayer
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Pope Francis blessed a rosary as first lady Melania Trump held it in her hand Wednesday, during a meeting at the Vatican; DailyMail.com can reveal that she is a practicing Catholic
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Melania prayed in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary on Wednesday at the Bambino Gesù children's hospital in Rome
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The Trumps spoke with the Pontiff, and Melania told him she was looking forward to visiting the hospital 'for the bambinos'
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Mrs. Trump also prayed in the hospital's chapel on Wednesday
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[h=2]Flower power! Melania Trump beams at the cameras as she steps out in Sicily wearing a $51,500 floral jacket and matching purse[/h]
It is the final day of Donald and Melania Trump's first official tour as President and First Lady, and it looks like 47-year-old Melania is eager to go out with a sartorial bang. Having made a chic arrival in Sicily, where her husband is attending a G7 summit, on Thursday evening wearing her third outfit of the day, Melania stepped out on Friday morning in the coastal down of Catania, making a very stylish statement in a floral coat, which was covered with colorful 3-D flower embellishments - and came complete with a matching purse.
It is the final day of Donald and Melania Trump's first official tour as President and First Lady, and it looks like 47-year-old Melania is eager to go out with a sartorial bang. Having made a chic arrival in Sicily, where her husband is attending a G7 summit, on Thursday evening wearing her third outfit of the day, Melania stepped out on Friday morning in the coastal down of Catania, making a very stylish statement in a floral coat, which was covered with colorful 3-D flower embellishments - and came complete with a matching purse.
[h=2]'This trip has been incredible for me': Proud Melania holds her husband's hand as she says farewell after winning hearts across Europe and the Middle East on the president's first foreign trip[/h]
Melania Trump has paid tribute to the sick children she met, as well as thanking Pope Francis, after winning hearts during her first trip abroad as first lady of the United States. In a rare speech for Mrs Trump, the first lady addressed US military personnel at a naval base in Italy on Saturday ahead of the trip back to Washington with Donald Trump. The first lady, dressed in a black custom-made Dolce & Gabbana dress with button-embellishments, said she would never forget the women and children she met during her nine days on the road in Europe and the Middle East. She later held President Trump's hand as the pair made their way to Air Force One. The trip took the Trumps to Saudi Arabia, Israel, Belgium and Italy where Melania spent time with Pope Francis and at various children's hospitals.
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In a rare speech for Mrs Trump, the first lady addressed US military personnel at a naval base in Italy on Saturday ahead of the trip back to Washington with Donald Trump
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The first lady was dressed in a black custom-made Dolce & Gabbana dress with button-embellishments
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The first lady addressed US military personnel at a naval base in Italy ahead of the trip back to Washington with Donald Trump
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Melania boarded Air Force One with the President as they made their way to Washington on Saturday after nine days on the road
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Melania wore a black custom-made Dolce & Gabbana dress with button-embellishments and pink high heels before leaving Italy
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Melania posed with a number of women on the second day of the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily island, Italy on Friday - including French first lady Brigitte Macron (second from left)
