Pope Leo meets with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Pope Leo XIV meets with His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV on Monday met with His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV receives His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in the Vatican (@VATICAN MEDIA)

According to a statement released by the Holy See Press Office following the meeting with the Pope, the Prince met with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, accompanied by the Vatican's Under-Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Monsignor Mirosław Stanisław Wachowski.

'During the cordial discussions which took place in the Secretariat of State,' the statement read, 'appreciation was expressed for the good bilateral relations' between the Holy See and the Kingdom of Bahrain, with 'agreement on their desire to further strengthen them.'

'Attention,' it noted, 'was given to the Kingdom of Bahrain’s policy of promoting interreligious dialogue and the peaceful coexistence of different religions within the Kingdom.'

Finally, the statement concluded, 'several topics of common interest were addressed, such as the urgent need to end the war in the Middle East and the commitment to peace among nations.'

The late Pope Francis made an Apostolic Journey to Bahrain in November 2022 for a four-day visit focused on interreligious dialogue.

Deborah Castellano Lubov
Source: vaticannews.va/en