Vatican, 11 June 2025

This morning, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV received in audience, in his study at the Paul VI Hall, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency António Guterres, who subsequently met with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations.

During the cordial talks with the Secretariat of State, the Holy See expressed support for the United Nations’ commitment to world peace. Attention then turned to various ongoing processes and forthcoming summits organized by the United Nations, as well as to the difficulties the Organization faces in addressing various crises currently unfolding around the world.

The conversation also touched on specific situations of conflict and instability.