This is how Giorgia Meloni arrived at the Vatican to meet with the Pope. The Swiss Guard escorted her to Pope Leo XIV's office in the Apostolic Palace.
The Pope and the Italian Prime Minister had already spoken by phone and had met several times in the last two months, but this was their first official meeting.
Meloni's gift was very personal for the Pope…
-This is the Angelicum. Let's start with the studies…
We said it's the Angelicum, where he studied. This one dates from 1600, so it also indicates the age of the monastery and the church.
After her meeting with the Pope, Giorgia Meloni had a second meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
But Pope Leo XIV had more visitors that morning. He also received the Turkish First Lady, her daughter, and President Erdogan's consort. The main topic they discussed was the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza. They also discussed the two-state solution. a Vatican position supported by Emine Erdogan.
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