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Thursday, March 27, 2014
PRESIDENT OBAMA MEETS WITH POPE FRANCIS IN THE VATICAN
After attending meetings with other G-7 Nations in the Netherlands, President flew to Rome where he has his first face to face meeting with His Holiness Pope Francis, at the Vatican. The President and the Pontiff met for 50 minutes and spoke about imminent International concerns and Economic Justice, an issue of priority concern for both the Pope and the President. according to statements issued by both the White House and the Holy See. The topic of Religious is believed to also have been discussed. Beyond any exchange over the Pope and the Catholic Church's consternation with the Contraception Mandate in the Affordable Care Act Law, mutually held concerns over Income Inequality, Nuclear Weapons, Human Trafficking, Immigration Reform, and Conscientious Objection, were matters they discussed. In an exchange of gifts Pope Francis presented President Obama with a copy of his Apostolic Exhortation, "The Joy Of The Gospel"; and President Obama presented Pope Francis with a box made from wood from one of the United States oldest churches, and in the Wood Box are Seeds planted from the White House Garden..............fr.tdp
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