Leo XIV and Macron meet: peace is both a ‘duty and a requirement’
On April 10, Pope Leo XIV received French President Emmanuel Macron for the first time since the beginning of his pontificate. Accompanying Macron was his wife Brigitte.
Following the closed-door meeting at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace that lasted an hour, the French president said that he was “very happy” to have met with the Holy Father, adding that both share “a common conviction: in the face of the world’s divisions, action for peace is a duty and a requirement.”
“France will always work toward dialogue, justice, and fraternity among peoples,” Macron wrote on X.
The Élysée Palace saw this meeting as an opportunity to “recognize the essential role of the Holy See and the Holy Father’s personal commitment to peace, dialogue, and solidarity among peoples, as well as to demonstrate France’s willingness to work jointly with the Holy See toward this end.”
During the traditional exchange of gifts, Macron presented Pope Leo XIV with a French national basketball team jersey signed by the players, a book on the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris following the 2019 fire, and a map of the Mississippi region created by French missionaries in 1617.
The pontiff presented the French president with a decorative ceramic tile symbolizing abundance, along with his message for this yearʼs World Day of Peace.
According to the Vatican, Macron subsequently met with the Holy See’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary for relations with states and international organizations.
During the meeting at the Secretariat of State, they addressed various international issues, particularly conflicts around the world.
Both Macron and Vatican officials expressed the hope that peaceful coexistence might be restored through dialogue and negotiation.
The day before, on April 9, Macron visited the Sant’Egidio Community in Rome, an organization characterized by its promotion of international ecumenical prayer gatherings for peace.
This story was first published by ACI Prensa, the Spanish-language sister service of EWTN News. It has been translated and adapted by EWTN News English.
Source: https://www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/leo-xiv-and-macron-meet-peace-is-both-a-duty-and-a-requirement
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