In a Conference meeting on regenerative medicine on 29th April, the US Vice-President, Joe Biden thanked and expressed his gratitude to Francis for being close to the family when they mourned the death of his son, Beau Biden.
The Holy Father who was also present at the conference said, We need to oppose “an economy of exclusion and inequality” that “victimizes people when the mechanism of profit prevails over the value of human life”.
US Vice President Joe Biden, Joe Biden during his gratitude message to Pope Francis for his comforting his family when his son died talked about how enthusiastic Shiite, Kurdish and Sunni leaders were about the Pope.