article_snippet: US President Barack Obama will host the Pope on September 23, after extending an invitation during talks at the Vatican last year.
article_snippet: the White House said the president and the Pope will continue a dialogue about poverty, the environment, immigration and promoting religious freedom.
article_snippet: US President Barack Obama looks forward to continuing this conversation with the Holy Father during US President Barack Obama first visit to the United States as pope,' a statement said.
article_snippet: Obama and Pope Francis met for the first time at the Vatican in March last year in talks clouded by disagreements over provisions for contraception included in the US leader's landmark health care reforms.
article_snippet: Pope Francis will continue a dialogue about poverty, the environment, immigration and promoting religious freedom .
article_snippet: Obama has regularly spoken of Pope Francis admiration for Pope Francis, repeatedly praising the pontiff for Pope Francis compassion and modesty. '
article_snippet: As a champion of the poor and the most vulnerable among us, Pope Francis carries forth the message of love and compassion that has inspired the world for more than two thousand years - that in each other we see the face of God,' Obama said last year.
article_snippet: Pope Francis is also widely credited with helping to kickstart the secret diplomacy between Cuba and the United States which culminated with the two Cold War rivals declaring a historic rapprochement last year.
article_snippet: According to a Vatican statement, Pope Francis wrote letters to US and Cuban leaders and 'invited US and Cuban leaders to resolve humanitarian questions of common interest, including the situation of certain prisoners, in order to initiate a new phase in relations between the two parties.'
article_snippet: Obama has regularly spoken of Obama admiration for Pope Francis, repeatedly praising the pontiff for Obama compassion and modesty.
article_snippet: Obama visited Pope Francis at Vatican in March .
highlights_snippet: The announcement comes after US President Barack Obama's invitation to visit the White House September 23 .
  