FIRST Lady Melania Trump has revealed she is a Catholic after a private audience with the Pope yesterday.

It comes after Pope Francis blessed her rosary for her during her Vatican visit with the President.

4 US First Lady Melania Trump prays at the chapel of the Vatican-owned Bambino Gesu paediatric hospital during her visit Credit: AP:Associated Press

4 Melania and Donald Trump meet Pope Francis Credit: EPA

Her spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham confirmed to MailOnline that she practises the religion.

This would make her the first Catholic to live in the White House since John F Kennedy and his wife Jackie in the early 1960s.

The Kennedy's were received by the Pope in 1962.

4 Melania revealed her faith after her audience with the Pontiff Credit: AP:Associated Press

4 First Lady Jackie Kennedy with Pope John XXIII in 1962 Credit: Bettmann

After her audience with the Pope, Mrs Trump visited a Vatican-owned Bambino Gesù (Baby Jesus) Hospital.

Here she was seen praying in the chapel.

She also read to a young Greek boy in need of a donor heart.

Later she also laid flowers at the feet of a statue of the Madonna.

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Like her husband she was thrilled by her visit to the Vatican.

She tweeted: “Today's visit with His Holiness Pope Francis @Pontifex is one I'll never forget.

"I was humbled by the honor. Blessings to all.”

Today's visit with His Holiness Pope Francis @Pontifex is one I'll never forget. I was humbled by the honor. Blessings to all. pic.twitter.com/NiomkFQqJb — Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) May 24, 2017

At first the President seemed uneasy - not surprising since he and the Pontiff have been caught up in a long running social media spat.

But after exchanging presents the pair seemed to warm to each other.

Tweeting afterwards, Trump described this as an “honour of a lifetime”.

Honor of a lifetime to meet His Holiness Pope Francis. I leave the Vatican more determined than ever to pursue PEACE in our world. pic.twitter.com/JzJDy7pllI — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2017

In fact he was so chuffed he changed his Twitter page background photograph to one showing their meeting.

Meanwhile Trump’s daughter, Ivanka met victims of human trafficking and the Sant'Egidio community of activist Catholics.

Massive security precautions had been taken in Rome, with the areas around the presidential palace, Vatican City, the American ambassador's residence and the US embassy temporarily closed to traffic.

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