{"id":82681,"date":"2026-02-05T14:26:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=82681"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:55:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:55:05","slug":"prime-minister-rama-meets-pope-leo-xiv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/prime-minister-rama-meets-pope-leo-xiv\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Rama Meets Pope Leo XIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama held a meeting this Thursday with Pope Leo XIV. During the meeting, Rama was accompanied by his wife, Linda Rama, and their son.<\/p>\n<p>It is reported that a subsequent meeting took place at the Secretariat of State of the Holy See with Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the cordial discussions, the good existing relationship between the Holy See and the Republic of Albania was highlighted, and topics of mutual interest were addressed, particularly those concerning relations between the ecclesiastical community and civil society,\u201d the Press Office of the Holy See announced.<\/p>\n<p>Among the central topics of the talks were also key regional issues, including the situation in the Western Balkan countries and Albania\u2019s path toward full integration into the European Union.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82684\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8195.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8195.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8195-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8195-150x100.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82685\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8196.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"608\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8196.jpeg 608w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8196-300x184.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8196-150x92.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 608px) 100vw, 608px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama held a meeting this Thursday with Pope Leo XIV. 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