Pope has formal head-of-state meeting with Italian president
October 14, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV traveled across Rome to the Quirinal Palace for a formal meeting with Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella on October 14, marking the first official meeting of the Pontiff, as head of the Vatican city-state, with his Italian counterpart.
Escorted to the palace by a presidential honor guard, the Pope offered his thanks to the Italian government for its help in welcoming pilgrims during the Jubilee Year. He also made a pleas for acceptance of immigrants, encouraging Italy to seek “constructive newcomers into the values and traditions of Italian society, so that the mutual gift realized in this encounter of peoples may truly enrich and benefit all.”
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