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Pope gave Putin the medal with a quote: “Nothing is lost with peace. Everything can be so with war”

04.07.2019, 22:04
Pope gave Putin the medal with a quote: “Nothing is lost with peace. Everything can be so with war” - фото 1
Pope Francis on Thursday received Vladimir Putin in an audience at the Vatican. It's the Russian president's sixth visit to the Vatican, and his third audience with Pope Francis.

Pope Francis on Thursday received Vladimir Putin in an audience at the Vatican. It's the Russian president's sixth visit to the Vatican, and his third audience with Pope Francis. 

At the end of the meeting there was an exchange of gifts. The Pontiff presented the Message to the Russian President on the World Day of Peace 2019, the medal in honor of the sixth year of the pontiff with the phrase “Nothing is lost with peace. Everything can be so with war”.

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The phrase is taken from Pius XII’s Radio-Message on August 24, 1939. “A century after the end of the first world conflict, the choice between peace and war is still for the whole world, dramatically daily,

The Roman Bishop also gave Putin as present an engraving with a view of St. Peter's square of the XVIII century, so that the Russian President "did not forget Rome".

Russian President presented Pope Francis the Roman Icon, depicting the Apostles Peter and Paul, as well as the disc with the movie "The Sin" by Andrei Konchalovsky about life of the great sculptor and artist Michelangelo.

«During the cordial discussions, both Parties expressed their satisfaction at the development of bilateral relations, further strengthened by the protocol of understanding signed today regarding the collaboration between the “Bambino Gesù” Paediatric Hospital and the paediatric hospitals of the Russian Federation”.

Other issues discussed included questions of relevance to the life of the Catholic Church in Russia.

Pope Francis and President Putin also went on to consider the ecological question and various themes relating to current international affairs, with particular reference to Syria, Ukraine and Venezuela», - Vaticannews reports.