On Saturday morning, Pope Francis met with the President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko. The Pope was even introduced to Nikolai, the presidents youngest son.\u00a0<\/p>\n
'He was very little when he met Benedict. And now you see how he has grown-up.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
On April 27, 2009, the president brought his son to the Apostolic Palace to meet with Pope Benedict XVI. That was almost seven years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Both leaders spoke about the Minsk agreement among other important topics related to peacemaking and the co-existence between Catholic and Orthodox communities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before leaving, President Lukashenko gave Pope Francis several gifts: An icon, a cross and a model of a carriage made from homemade pasta. The Pope reciprocated the gift offering by giving the president copies of 'Laudato Si,' Evangelii Gaudium and Amoris Laetitia.<\/p>\n
As he usually does, Pope Francis asked the president to pray for him and then shared some warm words with his son, Nikolai.\u00a0<\/p>\n
'Thank you and pray for me.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
'It's a pleasure to meet you.\u00e2?\u009d<\/p>\n
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