French President Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to meet today with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican to discuss the conflict in the Middle East, with a focus on the situation in Lebanon.
The French president and his wife, Brigitte Macron, arrived at the Apostolic Palace shortly before 10:00 a.m. (8:00 GMT), where they were received by the Pope and then by the Vatican Secretary of State, Archbishop Pietro Parolin, according to Agence France-Presse.
The Élysée Palace told reporters that Macron, on his fourth visit to the Vatican during his two terms, intends to discuss "a solution to the crisis in the Middle East" above all else.
The French president and his wife, Brigitte Macron, arrived at the Apostolic Palace shortly before 10:00 a.m. (8:00 GMT), where they were received by the Pope and then by the Vatican Secretary of State, Archbishop Pietro Parolin, according to Agence France-Presse.
The Élysée Palace told reporters that Macron, on his fourth visit to the Vatican during his two terms, intends to discuss "a solution to the crisis in the Middle East" above all else.
