Over a month after being denied communion in her home city of San Francisco, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has received communion on Wednesday at a Mass with Pope Francis in Rome.
The California Democrat, who is visiting Rome on a family vacation, was spotted during the official livestream of Pope Francis’ Mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) appears in the audience of Pope Francis’ Mass on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Jun. 29, 2021. (Vatican News/YouTube)
It was not immediately clear if the Pope was aware of Pelosi’s presence. According to the U.S. Embassy to the Holy See, the Pope holds a General Audience every Wednesday, and the tickets are always open to the public and free of charge, meaning that anyone with a ticket may receive communion at this particular event….