Home›Sources›President Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News)SourcesPresident Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News)Deseret NewsCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "President Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nelson-refers-apostles-peter-paul-rome-temple-dedication-deseretnews.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). President Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nelson-refers-apostles-peter-paul-rome-temple-dedication-deseretnewsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-president-nelson-refers-to-apostles-pete, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {President Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/nelson-refers-apostles-peter-paul-rome-temple-dedication-deseretnews}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXDeseret News reporter Tad Walch's contemporary report, published 10 March 2019, on the Rome Italy Temple dedication, confirming President Nelson's 9 March 2019 meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican the day before, the first meeting in history between a president of the Church and a Roman Catholic pontiff, and quoting Nelson's dedicatory remarks.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedTad WalchPublisherWell-attestedDeseret NewsPublication YearWell-attested2019URLWell-attestedhttps://www.deseret.com/2019/3/10/20668245/president-nelson-refers-to-apostles-peter-paul-during-rome-temple-dedication/Source TypeWell-attestednewsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2A named reporter's contemporary account for a Utah newspaper under Church affiliated ownership, tier 2, used here as an independent editorial cross check on the Pope Francis meeting and the dedication date given by the Church Newsroom account above.NotesWell-attestedUsed to cross check the date of the Pope Francis meeting and the dedication.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithFrancis, Figures Well-attested This source names Francis directly: "Nelson's 9 March 2019 meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican the day before, the first meeting in history between a president of the Church and a Roman Catholic pontiff, and quoting Nelson's..."Source President Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News)Tad Walchtier 2Italy, Countries Well-attested This source names Italy directly: "published 10 March 2019, on the Rome Italy Temple dedication, confirming President Nelson's 9 March 2019 meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican the day before, the first meeting in history between..."Source President Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News)Tad Walchtier 2Rome, Cities Well-attested This source names Rome directly: "published 10 March 2019, on the Rome Italy Temple dedication, confirming President Nelson's 9 March 2019 meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican the day before, the first meeting in history between..."Source President Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News)Tad Walchtier 2Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds.Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested8SourcesPresident Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News)Holds3SourcesPresident Nelson Refers to Apostles Peter, Paul During Rome Temple Dedication (Deseret News)General References1Spread EventsRussell M. Nelson Dedicates the Rome Italy TempleComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year