TIRANA, Feb 6 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama was received in audience on Thursday by Pope Leo XIV during an official visit to the Vatican at the invitation of the Holy See.
The government head was accompanied by his wife Linda Rama, their son Zaho and members of the official delegation. The meeting took place in the Papal Library at the Apostolic Palace.
The Prime Minister took to the social media to share images from the audience on Friday.
As part of the official visit, Rama was also received at the Apostolic Palace by the Prefect of the Papal Household and senior Vatican officials.
Earlier, Rama visited the Shrine of Genazzano, home to the icon of Our Lady of Good Counsel, which is believed to rest on a fragment taken from the wall of the Church of Shkodra in 1467.
His visit continued at St Peter’s Basilica, including stops at the Stanza delle Lacrime, the Pauline Chapel, the Sala Regia, the Sistine Chapel and the altar of Saint John Paul II.
At the conclusion of their stay in the Vatican, Rama and his wife visited the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
The visit also included meetings with senior Vatican officials, including Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State.
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