U.S. President Barack Obama accepts a gift from Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican March 27. The pope gave the president a copy of his apostolic exhortation, “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”). (CNS photo/Stefano Spaziani, pool) (March 27, 2014) See POPE-OBAMA (SECOND UPDATE) March 27, 2014.