Pope
Francis receives King, Queen of Tonga
(Vatican
Radio) Pope Francis received Their Majesties King Tupou VI of Tonga and
Queen Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho in an audience in the Apostolic Palace in the
Vatican Monday. Their Royal Highnesses later met with Cardinal Secretary
of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Gallagher, secretary
for Relations with States.
A
statement released by the Vatican’s Press Office said:
His
Majesty first expressed his satisfaction at the election of the first Cardinal
from the Pacific archipelago, Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, underlining the
enthusiasm of the population and the presence of Her Majesty the Queen and
numerous Tongans at the Ordinary Public Consistory held on 14 February. During
the cordial discussions, attention was paid to the recent political
developments in the country and on a number of aspects of social and economic
life, as well as the positive contribution of the Catholic Church in various
areas of society. There was subsequently an exchange of opinions on the
international situation, with particular reference to the insular States of the
Pacific and the environmental problems that some of them are compelled to face.
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