Images released by Vatican Media show Pedro Sánchez and Pope Leo XIV holding a private meeting in the Apostolic Library before exchanging gifts and posing for an official photograph with the Spanish delegation following the audience. The Spanish leader also met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, responsible for relations with foreign states and international organizations. According to the Vatican Press Office, the discussions took place in a cordial atmosphere and focused on matters related to cooperation between Spain and the Holy See. This meeting comes as Pope Leo XIV continues a series of diplomatic audiences since his election, while Spain prepares for the Pope's first official visit to the country since his inauguration earlier this year.
