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Pope Leo XIV met with the head of the Gandantegchinlen Monastery and Cardinal Giorgio Marengo on the morning of October 26. The meeting included the head of the central Mongolian Buddhist monastery, Hamban Lam D. Javzandorj.
Cardinal Marengo, the head of the Apostolic Prefecture of Ulaanbaatar, told Fides that the meeting established an important relationship for dialogue and cooperation between the Catholic Church in Mongolia and Mongolian Buddhist monasteries. He noted that the Pope requested the personal meeting despite a busy schedule and declining health.
The delegation included Mongolian Ambassador to Italy D. Bulgan, Ambassador to the Holy See D. Gerelmaa, and Professor Thomas Cat from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum). Professor Cat holds the William and Barbara Moran Professorship in ancient Christian theology and interreligious relations.
