French President Hollande meets with Pope Francis amid tabloid reports of affair
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}French President Francois Hollande has arrived at the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Francis amid tensions in his private life over a gossip magazine's report about an alleged affair.
In a break with tradition, Vatican Television covered his arrival Friday live.
Hours before the arrival, a small homemade bomb exploded in front of a French foundation that works with the French Embassy to the Holy See. The Carabinieri military police said no one was injured, but that a few windows of the palazzo were shattered and that three cars parked on the street outside were damaged.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police said it wasn't clear if the bomb was related to Holland's visit or the foundation.
Hollande has acknowledged "painful moments" in his relationship with Valerie Trierweiler.