Hollande meets with Pope Francis amid affair rumor | Inquirer News

Hollande meets with Pope Francis amid affair rumor

/ 07:21 PM January 24, 2014

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VATICAN CITY—French President Francois Hollande has arrived at the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Francis amid tensions in his private life over a gossip magazine’s report about an alleged affair.

In a break with tradition, Vatican Television covered his arrival Friday live.

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Hours before the arrival, a small homemade bomb exploded in front of a French foundation that works with the French Embassy to the Holy See. The Carabinieri military police said no one was injured, but that a few windows of the palazzo were shattered and that three cars parked on the street outside were damaged.

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Police said it wasn’t clear if the bomb was related to Holland’s visit or the foundation.

Hollande has acknowledged “painful moments” in his relationship with Valerie Trierweiler.

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