Pope Francis in Romania – welcomed to Cotroceni Palace with military honours

Pope Francis was welcomed at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace on Friday with full military honours by Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis at a ceremony held on the Marinescu Plateau, according to Agerpres.

Iohannis alongside his wife, Carmen, welcomed Pope Francis. The welcoming delegation comprised all presidential and state advisers.

“It is a beautiful day, an important day,” Iohannis said before the arrival of the Pontiff.

Taken from www.agerpres.ro