Vatican visit – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:18:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 PM Rama heads to Vatican, to be received in audience by Pope Leo XIV https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/02/04/pm-rama-heads-to-vatican-to-be-received-in-audience-by-pope-leo-xiv/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/02/04/pm-rama-heads-to-vatican-to-be-received-in-audience-by-pope-leo-xiv/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:18:26 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=286673 TIRANA, Feb 4 /ATA/ – Prime Minister Edi Rama travelled to Rome on Wednesday for an official visit to the Vatican, where he is due to be received in audience by Pope Leo XIV.

Rama, accompanied by his wife Linda Rama and a delegation, will visit the Apostolic Palace and be formally welcomed at the San Damaso Courtyard by the Prefect of the Papal Household and officials of the Holy See, ahead of an audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Papal Library.

The agenda includes visits to St Peter’s Basilica, the Stanza delle Lacrime, the Pauline Chapel, the Sala Regia, the Sistine Chapel and the altar of St John Paul II.

Rama is also expected to hold talks with senior Vatican officials, including Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State.

The visit will conclude with a private tribute by Rama and his wife at the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

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