VATICAN - PAPA FRANCIS - PREMIUL CHARLEMAGNE
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, cardinals Gerhard Ludwig Muller, Reinhard Marx, Walter Kasper and Angelo Sodano attend the Charlemagne Prize of Aachen ceremony at the Reggia Hall on May 6, 2016 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis received the Charlemagne Prize, awarded annually since 1950 by the German city of Aachen to people who have contributed to the ideals upon which Europe has been founded, with top EU officials in attendance. The pope received the prize from the head of the awarding committee, Juergen Linden, and Aachen Mayor Marcel Philipp, watched by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Parliament Speaker Martin Schulz. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM
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