2014News

Gift exchanges between President Medina and Pope Francis

Rome Reports has released a video on the Catholic Church’s contribution to education and health and the recent laws on immigration.

The video shows the exchange of gifts. President Medina gave Pope Francis a rosary made of amber and a box made of coconut shell. Pope Francis gave President Medina a medallion with the original design of St. Peter’s Basilica and copy of the Aparecida document and his Apostolic Exhortation: Evangelii Gaudium.

Danilo Medina is the third Dominican President to have held a private meeting with a Pope.

www.catholic.org/video/watch.php?v=10958