Ms. Hochul was last in Rome seven years ago with her father, who was celebrating his 80th birthday. He passed away suddenly in October, while the governor was on another diplomatic trip abroad, visiting Israel.
It was a profound experience for me, sitting there reflecting on my family's teachings, Ms. Hochul said on Thursday. I was thinking in that room that this is really a culmination of a lifetime dedicated to service.
The governor was in Italy for just over 24 hours to attend a summit on climate change hosted by the pope at the Vatican.
On Thursday morning, the entire conference, which consisted of mayors, governors, climate activists and academics, gathered in the papal apartments for a private audience with Pope Francis.
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