Overview
- The Pope held separate private meetings Monday at the Apostolic Palace as the Brazilian and Chilean presidents visited Rome for food and agriculture forums.
- Lula invited the Pontiff to attend COP30 in Belém in November 2026, and the Pope declined due to Jubilee duties while confirming Vatican representation and signaling a future visit to Brazil.
- Lula praised the exhortation “Dilexi Te” and aligned it with efforts on inequality, climate action and a Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, citing Brazil’s removal from the UN Hunger Map.
- Boric reported a 45‑minute audience in which the Pope expressed pain over Chilean Church abuse, explicitly mentioning the Karadima and Barros cases and emphasizing a victims‑first approach.
- Both meetings reinforced León XIV’s pastoral‑political profile linking faith to social justice across poverty reduction, climate policy and institutional accountability.