"Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, <a href=""http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/10/world/putin-italy-visit/index.html"" target=""_blank"">meets Pope Francis</a> at the Vatican on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. The Pope gave Putin a medallion depicting the angel of peace, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said. The Vatican called it ""an invitation to build a world of solidarity and peace founded on justice."" Lombardi said the pontiff and President talked for 50 minutes about the crisis in Ukraine and violence in Iraq and Syria."