Remembering History: President John F. Kennedy and Pope Paul VI talk at the Vatican ~ July 2, 1963 - Kennedy’s meeting with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican was historic: the first Roman Catholic president of the United States was seeing the Roman Catholic pontiff only days after his installation.

President John F. Kennedy and Pope Paul VI talk at the Vatican ~ July 2, 1963 - Kennedy’s meeting with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican was historic: the first Roman Catholic president of the United States was seeing the Roman Catholic pontiff only days after his installation.

President John F. Kennedy and Pope Paul VI talk at the Vatican ~ July 2, 1963 - Kennedy’s meeting with Pope Paul VI at the Vatican was historic: the first Roman Catholic president of the United States was seeing the Roman Catholic pontiff only days after his installation.