President Obama met with pope Francis at the vatican today
The two were scheduled to meet for just half an hour, but their private
discussion lasted 52 minutes. At the end, they exchanged gifts, with the
pope offering Obama two medallions and a copy of his apostolic
exhortation "The Joy of the Gospel."
"You know, I actually will probably read this when I'm in the Oval
Office, when I am deeply frustrated and I am sure it will give me
strength and will calm me down," Obama said. [...]
Obama presented the pope with a seed chest with fruit and vegetable
seeds used in the White House Garden, mentioning that he understands the
pope is opening the gardens at the papal summer residence to the
public. The chest was inscribed with the date of their meeting and
custom-made of leather and reclaimed wood from the Baltimore Basilica —
one of the oldest Catholic cathedrals in the U.S.
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