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First visit outside the Vatican/ Pope Leo XIV meets with Italian President Mattarella

2025-10-15 11:51:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

First visit outside the Vatican/ Pope Leo XIV meets with Italian President

Pope Leo XIV met with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, marking his first papal state visit outside the Vatican. During the meeting, the Pope and Mattarella discussed common concerns, including war, migration, ecology, and Italy's declining birthrate.

"In a climate of cordial respect, the Catholic Church and the Italian State collaborate for the common good, at the service of the human person, whose inviolable dignity must always remain at the forefront of decision-making and action at all levels of social development, especially in the protection of the most fragile and those in need," the Pope said.

The meeting took place at the Quirinal Palace, a former papal residence that has been home to Italian kings and presidents since 1870.

First visit outside the Vatican/ Pope Leo XIV meets with Italian President

Pope Leo began his journey by being greeted by Italian government officials outside St. Peter's Square and then was escorted in a motorcade by the Italian military. Italian cavalry, mounted on horses, drove the Pope's car into the courtyard of the palace.

After a private meeting with Mattarella, the Pope and the president exchanged speeches in the Hall of Mirrors, which Italian kings once used as a ballroom.

First visit outside the Vatican/ Pope Leo XIV meets with Italian President

Pope Leo also urged Italians to support and defend life in all its stages, from conception to old age, until the moment of death. /CNA





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