Pope receives Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs
Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, in audience in the Vatican.
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Pope Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, in audience in the Vatican.
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The mortal remains of three former Church leaders return to Dili, joining those of a fourth bishop as Timor-Leste honours pastors who accompanied the nation through some of its darkest chapters.