Pope Leo XIV Meets with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the Vatican

Vatican City, May 20, 2025: Pope Leo XIV on Monday afternoon received the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, Mr. Anthony Albanese, during an audience in the Vatican.

According to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office following the meeting with the Pope, Prime Minister Albanese met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See's Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations.

"During the cordial discussions which took place in the Secretariat of State", the statement read, "warm appreciation was expressed for the good bilateral relations between the Holy See and Australia," as well as for "the contribution of the Catholic Church in service of society, especially in the educational sphere."

The meeting, it added, concluded with an exchange of views "on the socio-political situation of the country, focusing in particular on themes of mutual interest, including environmental protection, integral human development and the freedom of religion."

Courtesy: Vatican News