German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a joint press conference with Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in the chancellory in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will meet Pope Francis on Saturday at the Vatican for a private audience. Although the two leaders have met before, this would be their first private face-to-face ...