{"id":26180,"date":"2021-11-27T17:29:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T16:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=26180"},"modified":"2021-11-27T17:30:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T16:30:13","slug":"pm-rama-meets-pope-francis-in-visit-to-the-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/pm-rama-meets-pope-francis-in-visit-to-the-vatican\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Rama meets Pope Francis in visit to the Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama met today Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican. The visit falls on the 30-year anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Albania and the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>Rama was accompanied by his wife and son. Albania\u2019s foreign minister Olta Xhacka was also present.<\/p>\n<p>During his stay at the Holy See, Rama placed flowers at the tomb of Pope Clement XI, who was of Albanian descent.<\/p>\n<p>Born 23 July 1649 in Urbino, Giovanni Francesco Albani was the first offspring of Carlo Albani and Elena Mosca. The Albani was a noble family of Albanian descent, while his mother Elena belonged to the family of the Marquesses of Mosca of Pesaro, of ancient origin from Lombardy.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, PM Rama gave Cardinal Pietro Parolin the Big Cordon with a Star for Public Acknowledgment in line with the anniversary of diplomatic relations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor centuries, the Catholic Church has undertaken brotherly acts for our country. I would like to thank our brotherhood that for 30 years has been uniting in the international arena the Holy See and the Republic of Albania\u201d, Rama said.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Pietro Parolin thanked Rama for the medal, adding that the papacy will continue to endorse religious dialogue in the integration path with European nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis gesture recognizes what the Holy See is doing for Albania\u201d, said the cardinal.<\/p>\n<p>He also thanked Albania for sheltering Afghan evacuees, as \u201can example to all Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama met today Pope Francis during a visit to the Vatican. The visit falls on the 30-year anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Albania and the Vatican. Rama was accompanied by his wife and son. Albania\u2019s foreign minister Olta Xhacka was also present. 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