The two most powerful Catholics in the world spoke about climate action and the distribution of Covid vaccines to less affluent nations

Joe Biden on Friday praised Pope Francis for his leadership on urging climate action and greater distribution of coronavirus vaccines around the world, during a longer than expected meeting at the Vatican as the US president began a European trip before the climate summit in Scotland.

The pope on Friday urged world leaders to take “radical decisions” at next week’s Cop26 global environmental summit, in a special message recorded for BBC Radio.

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