{"id":1876638,"date":"2026-04-10T14:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876638"},"modified":"2026-04-10T14:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T11:54:08","slug":"frances-macron-and-pope-leo-xiv-hold-first-meeting-at-the-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1876638","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s Macron and Pope Leo XIV hold first meeting at the Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/69\/27\/1200x675_cmsv2_4ba669e2-a503-5bcb-beaa-a6acf2197812-9716927.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2885293-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2885293\" data-cid=\"9718014\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885293-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/80\/14\/189x106_cmsv2_4dbec1df-9c8b-534e-82d6-dffda02b4ec8-9718014.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press before boarding Air Force Two, Friday, April 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for expected departure to Pakistan, for talks on\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    USA<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    JD Vance warns Iran not to &#8220;play&#8221; 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The Elysu00e9e defined the visit as &quot;republican and secular&quot; with no bilateral political meetings with the Italian government planned.&quot;,&quot;isLive&quot;:false,&quot;articleUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/video\/2026\/04\/10\/frances-macron-and-pope-leo-xiv-hold-first-meeting-at-the-vatican&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:60000}\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/69\/27\/1536x864_cmsv2_4ba669e2-a503-5bcb-beaa-a6acf2197812-9716927.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrive in the St. Damasus Courtyard at the Vatican to meet with Pope Leo XIV, Friday 10 April 2026.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrive in the St. Damasus Courtyard at the Vatican to meet with Pope Leo XIV, Friday 10 April 2026.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. 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the article video embed link below:<br \/>\n                        <\/span><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content__embed u-display-flex\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/vector\/icon-copy-to-clipboard.svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Copy to clipboard\" class=\"u-cursor-pointer js-c-article-partage-commentaire-copy\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire-popup__content__embed--success-copied u-display-none js-c-article-partage-commentaire-video-embed-success-link-copied\"><br \/>\n                                Copied<br \/>\n                            <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Macron&#8217;s visit to Rome notably excluded any meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The Elys\u00e9e defined the visit as &#8220;republican and secular&#8221; with no bilateral political meetings with the Italian government planned.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron and Pope Leo XIV held their first meeting on Friday, aligning in their criticism of US President Donald Trump&#8217;s approach to the Iran war as both leaders called for a diplomatic solution.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Macron and his wife Brigitte spent about two hours at the Vatican, where talks with the pontiff focused on the Middle East crisis, multilateralism, climate change and humanitarian emergencies, according to press agencies present.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes as both leaders have publicly condemned Trump&#8217;s handling of the Iran war. <\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV called Trump&#8217;s threats against Iranian civilisation &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; earlier this week, while Macron has accused the US president of fuelling instability with contradictory statements and aggressive tones. <\/p>\n<p>At the end of the meeting, the leaders exchanged gifts. Macron gave the pontiff a French national basketball team jersey and a book on the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral after the 2019 fire.<\/p>\n<p>After his audience with the pope, Macron also held talks with Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting marks Macron&#8217;s first encounter with Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, almost one year after his election.<\/p>\n<h2>No meeting with Meloni<\/h2>\n<p>Macron&#8217;s visit to Rome notably excluded any meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The Elys\u00e9e defined the visit as &#8220;republican and secular&#8221; with no bilateral political meetings with the Italian government planned.<\/p>\n<p>The last official meeting between Macron and Meloni took place in 2025, when the French president was received at Palazzo Chigi for a bilateral aimed at relaunching dialogue after months of tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Macron&#8217;s agenda focused on institutional and religious engagements, particularly at the Vatican, with no official stops at government offices.<\/p>\n<p>The last meeting between Macron and Italian President Sergio Mattarella took place on 7 June 2023 at the Quirinale.<\/p>\n<p>Macron&#8217;s visit to Rome began on Thursday with a stop at the Community of Sant&#8217;Egidio, where he took part in a moment of recollection in memory of Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui, a young Congolese man killed in Goma in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>In the basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, the president stood in silence in the chapel that holds the jacket worn by the young customs officer and volunteer at the time of his death, after opposing the passage of rotten food destined for vulnerable populations.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon on Friday, Macron is expected to pay a private visit to the Vicariate of Rome and the Basilica of St John Lateran, of which he is protocanonical according to a tradition dating back to the time of the kings of France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                          Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-partage-commentaire__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-partage-commentaire-share\"><span>Share<\/span><\/span><span>Comments<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  In first Easter blessing as pontiff, Pope Leo XIV urges those who can unleash wars to &#8216;choose peace&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Palm Sunday, Pope Leo XIV: &#8216;God does not hear the prayers of those who wage war&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Pope Leo XIV in Lebanon: &#8216;In Palestine the only solution is two states&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"perf-cv-auto\">\n<ul id=\"adb-article-tags\" class=\"c-tags-list\">\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<p>    Pope Leo XIV<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<p>    Emmanuel Macron<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-tags-list__item\">\n<p>    Vatican<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"o-article-newsy__aside\">\n<div class=\"c-ad-wrapper o-article-newsy__aside__content-1\" data-ad-name=\"adzone-halfpage\">\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad-halfpage u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-top-stories\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-top-stories\">\n<h2 class=\"c-top-stories__title\">Top stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-top-stories__item\">\n<article id=\"abe-2885293-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--has-video the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2885293\" data-cid=\"9718014\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2885293-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/80\/14\/320x180_cmsv2_4dbec1df-9c8b-534e-82d6-dffda02b4ec8-9718014.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press before boarding Air Force Two, Friday, April 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for expected departure to Pakistan, for talks on\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    JD Vance warns Iran not to &#8220;play&#8221; 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Macron gave the pontiff a French national basketball team jersey and a book on the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral after the 2019 fire.After his audience with the pope, Macron also held talks with Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.The meeting marks Macron&#8217;s first encounter with Pope Leo XIV, the first US-born pontiff, almost one year after his election.No meeting with MeloniMacron&#8217;s visit to Rome notably excluded any meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The Elys\u00e9e defined the visit as &#8220;republican and secular&#8221; with no bilateral political meetings with the Italian government planned.The last official meeting between Macron and Meloni took place in 2025, when the French president was received at Palazzo Chigi for a bilateral aimed at relaunching dialogue after months of tensions.Macron&#8217;s agenda focused on institutional and religious engagements, particularly at the Vatican, with no official stops at government offices.The last meeting between Macron and Italian President Sergio Mattarella took place on 7 June 2023 at the Quirinale.Macron&#8217;s visit to Rome began on Thursday with a stop at the Community of Sant&#8217;Egidio, where he took part in a moment of recollection in memory of Blessed Floribert Bwana Chui, a young Congolese man killed in Goma in 2007.In the basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, the president stood in silence in the chapel that holds the jacket worn by the young customs officer and volunteer at the time of his death, after opposing the passage of rotten food destined for vulnerable populations.In the afternoon on Friday, Macron is expected to pay a private visit to the Vicariate of Rome and the Basilica of St John Lateran, of which he is protocanonical according to a tradition dating back to the time of the kings of France.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/04\/10\/frances-macron-and-pope-leo-xiv-hold-first-meeting-at-the-vatican&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/71\/69\/27\/1200x675_cmsv2_4ba669e2-a503-5bcb-beaa-a6acf2197812-9716927.jpg&#8221;] USA JD Vance warns Iran not to &#8220;play&#8221; US during planned negociations World News Lithuania and Azerbaijan expand ties during PM Ruginien\u0117\u2019s visit No Comment Italy: From Go to Monopoly, board games bridge generations No Comment Israel: Hezbollah rocket from Lebanon strikes Safed, injuring several people USA JD Vance warns Iran not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-1876638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1876638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876638\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1876638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1876638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1876638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}