'Holy Father, it's such a pleasure to meet you.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
Pope Francis met with the president of the Czech Republic, Milo\u00c5\u00a1 Zeman at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
2015 marks 25 years since the Holy See and the Czech Republic established diplomatic relations with one another.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition to discussing ways in which the Church contributes to the country's cultural, educational and social matters, both leaders also talked about the persecution of Christians in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Afterwards, the president introduced his delegation to the Pope. \u00a0<\/p>\n
As a gift, the president gave the Pope an image of baby Jesus and a colorful set of briefcases. He also asked him to bless the stone that will be used in two nursing homes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Pope gave the president a medallion of the Angel of Peace and a copy of his apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium.<\/p>\n
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