The invitation was greeted in the Basilica of São Pedro
The Spanish monarchs Felipe VI and Letizia have transmitted to Pope Leo XIV his congratulations and “the best votes in the name of the Spanish people, the government and the royal family for a successful pontificate” and his desire to see the Ponteff in Spain soon.
During the greeting in the Basilica of San Pietro, after the solemn stormy Mass of the Pontiff, the Spanish royalty was able to greet Leão XIV, together with the leaders of the international delegations, and speak with the Pope, reports the royal house.
Felipe VI and Letizia led the Iberian delegation to the Vatican, which included the first deputy deputy manager of Finance, Maria Jesus Montero; the second deputy deputy responsible for work and social economy, Yolanda Diaz; The Minister of Presidency, Justice and Relations with the cuts, Félix Bolaños, the Spanish ambassador in the Holy See, Isabel Celaa, and the leader of the popular opposition party, Alberto Nunez Feijoo.
The government of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez had already sent a letter to the Vatican to ask an audience with Pope Leo XIV and formalize an invitation for the pontiff to visit Spain.
Madrid expects the pontiff to respond to the invitation to visit Spain in the future. A visit that did not take place with Pope Francis, which Sánchez had officially invited during the second Vatican hearing on 11 October 2024, after Bergoglio expressed his desire to go to the archipelago to be “close to his people and governments” during the migratory crisis. .
Source: Terra
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