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Pope Leo XIV receives Slovenia's President Nataša Pirc Musar

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV received Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar for an audience on October 26, 2026. The President traveled to the Vatican to deliver a written invitation to the Pope to visit Slovenia.

Following the audience, President Pirc Musar met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations. During these talks at the Secretariat of State, the officials discussed bilateral relations and the relationship between the Church and the State. The meeting also addressed international issues, specifically the situation in the Western Balkans and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

According to the President's office, she exchanged official gifts with the Pope and expressed wishes for his recovery following a recent lung operation. The President's visit included scheduled stops at the Papeška akademija za družbene znanosti and the Fondazione Sanità e Ricerca hospice.

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Pope Leo XIV receives Slovenia President Nataša Pirc Musar

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  1. Oct 26, 3:18 AM Vatican News HY Լեւոն Պապը ունկնդրութիւն շնորհեց Սլովենիոյ Նախագահին
  2. Oct 26, 3:16 AM Vatican News Português Papa recebe em audiência a presidente da Eslovênia
  3. Oct 26, 5:52 AM Holy See Press Office Italiano Comunicato della Sala Stampa della Santa Sede Udienza al Presidente della Repubblica di Slovenia
  4. Oct 26, 3:22 AM Vatican News Français Le Pape a reçu la présidente slovène
  5. Oct 26, 3:20 AM Vatican News BE Пантыфік прыняў прэзідэнта Славеніі
  6. Oct 26, 3:12 AM Vatican News Italiano Dal Papa in udienza il presidente della Slovenia
  7. Oct 26, 4:03 AM Vatican News Lietuvių Popiežius priėmė Slovėnijos prezidentę
  8. Oct 26, 3:48 AM Holy See Press Office Holy See Press Office Press Release: Audience with the President of the Republic of Slovenia
  9. Oct 26, 4:30 AM ACI Stampa Italiano Conflitto russo-ucraino, Balcani occidentali e IA: la presidente di Slovenia da Leone XIV
  10. Oct 26, 3:53 AM Vatican News Slovenčina Pápež prijal prezidentku Slovinska
  11. Oct 26, 3:43 AM Vatican News Українська Папа прийняв у Ватикані Президентку Словенії
  12. Oct 26, 4:10 AM Vatican News 中文 教宗接见斯洛文尼亚总统穆萨尔
  13. Oct 26, 3:14 AM Vatican News Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Slovenia
  14. Oct 26, 5:23 AM Katoliška cerkev v Sloveniji Slovenščina Papež Leon XIV. sprejel slovensko predsednico Natašo Pirc Musar
  15. Oct 26, 4:57 AM Vatican News Español Papa León XIV recibe en audiencia a la presidenta de Eslovenia
  16. Oct 26, 3:53 AM Vatican News Shqip Papa Leoni XIV priti në audiencë presidenten e Sllovenisë
  17. Oct 26, 3:35 AM Vatican News Deutsch Papst empfängt slowenische Präsidentin Nataša Pirc Musar
  18. Oct 26, 6:13 AM Vatican News Slovenščina Papež Leon XIV. sprejel v avdienco predsednico Slovenije Natašo Pirc Musar
  19. Oct 26, 5:07 AM Vatican News Kiswahili Papa Leo XIV akutana na Nataša Pirc Musar,Rais wa Slovenia
  20. Oct 26, 6:43 AM Holy See Press Office Español Comunicado de la Oficina de Prensa de la Santa Sede
  21. Oct 26, 7:13 AM Katolici Македонски Папата Лав XIV ја прими претседателката на Република Словенија
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  23. Oct 26, 8:32 AM Vatican News ಕನ್ನಡ ಜಗದ್ಗುರು XIVನೇ ಲಿಯೋರವರು ಸ್ಲೊವೇನಿಯಾ ಗಣರಾಜ್ಯದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿಯಾದರು.
  24. Oct 26, 8:56 AM L'Osservatore Romano Italiano Udienza alla presidente della Repubblica di Slovenia
  25. Oct 26, 10:14 AM Religión Digital Español León XIV recibe en audiencia a Nataša Pirc Musar, presidenta de Eslovenia
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