--- description: Pope Francis gave Speaker John Boehner a gift during a private meeting Thursday morning. title: Here's What Pope Francis Gave Speaker John Boehner image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blted168e03a4cf45d2/6988652fcf40a8a4cac3fdd7/pope-francis-john-boehner-gift.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Pope Francis](/tag/pope-francis/) ## Pope Francis Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What Pope Francis Gave Speaker John Boehner by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 2:38 PM CUT  Pope Francis gave House Speaker John Boehner a bronze bas relief during a private meeting Thursday. Pope Francis gave House Speaker John Boehner a bronze bas relief during a private meeting Thursday.Courtesy Holy See Press Office by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 2:38 PM CUT Pope Francis gave Speaker John Boehner a gift during a private meeting Thursday morning. The pope’s gift was a bronze bas relief decorated with the logo of the World Meeting of Families, the largest gathering of Catholic families in the world. Held every three years, the event will be held this year in Philadelphia, the last stop on the pontiff’s three-city tour of the United States. This year’s theme is “Love Is Our Mission: The Family Fully Alive, according to its website. Pope Francis also gave President Obama with raised bronze sculpture on Wednesday. **Read Next:** [_Why Pope Francis Cited Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton_](http://time.com/4048023/pope-francis-us-visit-dorothy-day-thomas-merton/ "undefined") ### 7 Times World Leaders Addressed Congress  Pope Francis, addressed a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress with with Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House John Boehner in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 24, 2015, urging legislators to work together to solve problems and avoid polarization Jim Lo Scalzo—EPA  Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister, addressed Congress on March 3, 2015, urging a stop to the Iran nuclear talks. His policy positions are often controversial, but he enjoys a privileged position when it comes to visiting the legislature, this was his third visit to Congress. Mandel Ngan—AFP/Getty Images  Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli Prime Minister, and King Hussein of Jordan shake hands following a joint address to Congress on July 26, 1994\. In the second of two Arab-Israeli appearances, Jordan's leader appeared with Israel's prime minister to celebrate their peace treaty. The treaty, signed the next month, ended a 46-year state of war. David Rubinger—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images  Nelson Mandela addresses Congress on June 26, 1990\. At the time, he was president of the African National Congress. Apartheid was still law in South Africa and Mandela had only just been released from prison a few months before his appearance before lawmakers. Kevin Larkin—AFP/Getty Images  Benazir Bhutto, prime minister of Pakistan, addresses Congress on June 7, 1989\. She was the first woman elected to lead an Islamic state, and she remains Pakistan's only woman prime minister to date. After serving two non-consecutive terms, she was exiled to Dubai in 1999\. She returned to Pakistan in 2007 to run for the office again, and was assassinated. J.Scott—AP  Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister, addressed Congress on Feb. 20, 1985\. She was the first female head of state to do so who was not a monarch. Bob Daugherty—AP  Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin respond to applause in the chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives during a joint session of Congress on Sept. 18, 1978\. A day earlier, the leaders had signed the historic Camp David accords, which ended 30 years of war and led to a peace treaty between the two nations in 1979. AP  Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, addressed Congress on April 12, 1962\. He was deposed in 1979\. No Iranian leader has addressed a joint session since. 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