The Pope will receive Chilean President Boric in audience this Monday

Rome.- Pope Leo XIV will receive Chilean President Gabriel Boric in audience this Monday, the Vatican press office confirmed this Saturday.

The meeting will be held at the Apostolic Palace at 10:30 a.m. (8:30 GMT) and will subsequently also hold a meeting at the Vatican Secretariat of State. It will be Boric's first visit to the Holy See, who will also hold a bilateral meeting with the President of the Republic, Sergio Matarella, meetings with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and will attend the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the attack against the Christian Democrat leader Bernardo Leighton by order of the former dictator Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006). The president announced that Pope Leo XIV "is an important voice in these times" and stressed that "in a context "where some promote radical individualism", and indicated that "beyond the differences with the Catholic Church, the voice of the Pope has been an important voice". "His message of peace, of defending multilateralism, of respect for diversity, of concern for the poorest, and of promoting social justice, I believe is also relevant for Chile," Boric pointed out. You may be interested in: Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon from November 27 to December 2 During his working visits to both the Holy See and Rome, scheduled between October 13th and 15th, Boric will be accompanied by a high-level delegation composed of Alberto van Klaveren, the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency (Segpres), Macarena Lobos, and a cross-party group of senators. During his visit to Vatican City, Boric will address with the supreme pontiff matters related to human rights, historical memory, and current global challenges, such as the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the climate crisis, the urgent need to work to overcome poverty, and the challenges and impacts of artificial intelligence in the contemporary world.