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This R&D provides resources on President Obama’s recent visit with Pope Francis that took place last week in Vatican City. The meeting was of interest to political observers due to Catholic concerns about the Affordable Care Act and President Obama’s support for abortion rights and gay marriage. President Obama claimed that he and Pope Francis discussed world peace and solving global poverty, but the Vatican said that the two men discussed religious freedom and immigration reform. This was the second meeting between President Obama and a sitting pope, as he met with Pope Benedict XVI in July 2009.
.@BarackObama has friendly meeting with @Pontifex, but US-Vatican relations have not always run smooth: http://t.co/jTu5rul2Gl @petergrier
— CSMonitor.com (@csmonitor) March 28, 2014
Obama’s first meeting with Pope Francis http://t.co/hr5fAd7lRl pic.twitter.com/05p8CZmvsg
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 28, 2014
You might’ve heard President Obama met Pope Francis for the first time. So, how did it go? http://t.co/HnIr0T0nlP pic.twitter.com/hC3qGBnHIQ
— CNN International (@cnni) March 28, 2014
Pope Francis and President Obama meet for the first time – issues of abortion & contraception on the agenda http://t.co/j1TCtnzuuV
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 27, 2014
Obama hangs out with the pope, calls himself a “great admirer” of the pontiff http://t.co/Z4z4R8C7dW (AP Photo) pic.twitter.com/Yqbe1kjtj1
— U.S. News (@usnews) March 27, 2014
Obama has his first meeting with Pope Francis Thursday. Here’s what to expect: http://t.co/ghhAQyur7p
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) March 27, 2014
President Obama needs some of Pope Francis’ mojo: http://t.co/ok3PcYdqgG
— The Week (@TheWeek) March 25, 2014
“We’re not in the old days of the great alliance,” Vatican aide tells @jasondhorowitz of Obama’s mtg with @Pontifex: http://t.co/1hdkWczwqG
— Mark Landler (@MarkLandler) March 23, 2014
If Pope Francis and President Obama want to help the world’s poorest people, here’s what they should advocate for: http://t.co/HWHgi9bxJN
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) March 30, 2014
Pope Francis has a 76 percent approval rating among Americans. @BarackObama’s is 42 percent, according to polls. http://t.co/0Kirs5e5YR
— POLITICO (@politico) March 27, 2014