Pope Leo receives Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
Pope Leo XIV received the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, in the Vatican on Thursday morning.
The Prime Minister subsequently met with the Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Vatican Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, at the Secretariat of State.
According to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office, the conversations at the Secretariat of State were cordial and acknowledged the good relations between the Holy See and Poland.
The Vatican communiqué added that attention was given "to the country’s social and economic situation, as well as to relations between the local Church and the State, especially in the field of education and with regard to ethical issues."
Finally, the statement concluded saying there was "an exchange of views on the current international situation, with particular reference to the conflict in Ukraine, as well as on Poland’s role within the European Union."
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