President Spiteri Debono to meet Pope Leo, Cardinal Parolin

Malta's head of state leads delegation on official visit to Vatican

President Myriam Spiteri Debono has left Malta for an official visit to the Vatican City State, her office said on Saturday morning.

The president will have a private audience with Pope Leo XIV, followed by another meeting with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin.

The official meetings are scheduled for Monday, 2 March. President Spiteri Debono is leading a delegation that includes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Ian Borg and the Ambassador of Malta to the Holy See, Frank Zammit.

Visits will also be made to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where Pope Francis is buried, as well as to the Ambulatorio Madre di Misericordia of the Vatican, which offers training opportunities for Maltese medical students.

The president is expected to return to Malta on March 3. Helena Dalli will serve as Acting President during her absence.

 

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