A number of stones kept ‘in storage’ after wall was reinforced because of relic-hunters
“We wanted to give him something from the actual wall itself. We thought this was appropriate. It’s quite a gift, but it is quite a visit. It’s not very large, maybe about 2.5cm in diameter. We think it would mean a lot to him.”
The priest has met President Biden before, when he visited in 2016, while vice president of the US. Fr Gibbons said he doesn’t believe the president will remember him, but he was on the board of Knock airport at the time and met him after he touched down on the runway.
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