Melania says she'll pray every day for hospitalized children following Papal meeting – as she reveals she will be the first Catholic to live in the White House since the Kennedys
Melania Trump's spokeswoman confirms that she's a Catholic
The first lady met with Pope Francis on Wednesday at the Vatican, where he blessed a rosary for her
Then she went to a Vatican-affiliated pediatric hospital where she met with children, prayed in a chapel and laid flowers at the feet of a statue of Mary
One boy she met, who needed a donor heart, will get his organ transplant, the hospital learned just hours after Melania's visit
It's unclear when Melania became a Catholic or when she was baptized
She and her sister weren't baptized as infants and didn't make their First Holy Communion along with other kids their age
Her father was a member of the Communist Party in Slovenia in order to work, and the party was official atheist
Melania opened a February presidential rally in Florida by surprising the president with a recitation of the Lord's Prayer
By David Martosko, Us Political Editor For Dailymail.com In Brussels Published: 17:45 EDT, 24 May 2017 | Updated: 20:14 EDT, 24 May 2017
When Melania Trump recited The Lord's Prayer before a Melbourne, Florida presidential rally in February, the Internet went hog wild.
Now we know one reason why the first lady began with 'Let us pray' and 'Our Father who art in heaven' when she introduced the president that evening: She's a practicing Roman Catholic.
Her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham confirmed that to DailyMail.com on Wednesday, hours after Pope Francis blessed a rosary for her at the Vatican.
The last Catholics to live in the White House were John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie. Melania and her son Barron will move to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue over the summer.
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