Pope Francis welcomed the president of Panama, Juan Carlos Varela, to the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This marks the first time the president met the Pope. In fact, he took \u00a0office recently, on July 1, 2014. Just a few minutes after greeting the Pope, the president introduced his wife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
'We pray so much for you.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
'I need it.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
'You can count on our prayers.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
After the president's family took a picture with the Pope, both leaders exchanged gifts. Varela gave the Pope a framed image of the Patroness of Panama, Santa Maria La Antigua.\u00a0<\/p>\n
During their meeting they talked about the country's social problems like poverty and the vulnerability of the needy. In light of this, the president \u00a0made a special request. He asked the Pope to personally sign a passage from his apostolic exhortation, Evangeli Gaudium, where he highlights the need for social justice.<\/p>\n
The president said, he wants his government to honor and remember that message.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their discussion also included the 7th Summit on the Americas, which Panama will host in 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Pope gave the president a medallion and a copy of the Aparecida document, which he helped write. It's something he always gives to Latin American leaders. He gave the rest of the presidential family and his staff, a rosary, before concluding the meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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