Pope Francis (R) exchanges gifts with US President Donald Trump during a private audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis urged Donald Trump to use his US presidency for peace as two leaders who have sparred repeatedly through the media finally met in a Vatican encounter that ended in broad smiles, for the cameras at least.

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