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Gov. Susana Martinez will join a four-member U.S. delegation that will attend the celebratory Mass for Pope Francis next week, according to the White House.
Other members of the delegation include U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California and Georgetown University President John DeGioia.
Martinez spoke by telephone with Biden yesterday about being a part of the delegation, the Governor’s Office told the Journal.
The inaugural Mass for Pope Francis is scheduled for Tuesday, three days after the end of this year’s 60-day legislative session.
Martinez’s office just released this statement from the first-term Republican governor:
“It is my honor to represent New Mexico and our nation as a member of the U.S. delegation traveling to Rome for the inaugural Mass for His Holiness Pope Francis. As a lifelong Roman Catholic, I feel deeply privileged and humbled to have the opportunity to meet the new pope. The Catholic Church plays a vital role in the lives of New Mexicans and more than 1 billion people across the globe. I look forward to congratulating His Holiness on behalf of my fellow citizens and celebrating the inauguration of the first Pope from the Americas.”
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