Overview

• The Pope leaves the Apostolic Palace at 10:20 and enters the Quirinal at 11:00 for formal honors with the Italian and Pontifical anthems.
• Private talks with President Sergio Mattarella are scheduled, with Italian media reporting likely focus on the war in Ukraine and efforts toward Middle East peace.
• The official Vatican delegation includes Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Cardinal Matteo Maria Zuppi, Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, among other senior officials.
• The program includes parallel delegation discussions, an exchange of greetings in the Hall of Mirrors with top institutional leaders, and formal addresses in the Salone delle Feste.
• Gifts will be exchanged: the Pope will present a Vatican Mosaic Studio depiction of the Colosseum and a signed copy of the exhortation “Dilexi te,” while the President will offer a 17th‑century etching and an 1827 biography of Saint Rose of Lima.