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Related: About this forumDignitaries that meet with the Pope are typically given a blessing and a small gift,
but President Joe Biden was the one who had a sentimental present for Pope Francis during their meeting at the Vatican on Friday.
According to the White House, Biden and First Lady Jill Biden gave Francis a historic chasublea garment traditionally worn by clergy during communionin a custom marble and wood frame. The handwoven garment was a part of the archival collection of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. and historically used by Jesuits. Francis is a Jesuit.
Holy Trinity is the church that Biden regularly attends while in Washington.
The robe's frame was crafted by local artisans from naturally-fallen wood from the White House grounds and white marble reclaimed from the original pulpit of Holy Trinity, according to a White House official.
What Joe Biden gifted Pope Francis during visit to the Vatican
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What Joe Biden gifted Pope Francis during visit to the Vatican
President Joe Biden had a sentimental present.
https://www.newsweek.com/what-joe-biden-gifted-pope-francis-during-visit-vatican-1643940
((Sentimental reason, my daughters attended Holy Trinity School, in DC/Georgetown.))
wyn borkins
(1,109 posts)I watched this coordinational earlier on the TV, but your descriptitorials make it all the more special.
Thank you most kindly, elleng.
elleng
(135,848 posts)Mopar151
(10,172 posts)The President having class and a deft touch thing, that is...
SeattleVet
(5,582 posts)then sent him a bill for it after the trip.