President Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City, Rome, marking a potentially significant moment in diplomatic and interfaith relations between Nigeria and the Holy See.
Tinubu arrived in Vatican City on Saturday following an invitation from the Pope. He was in Rome to witness the official installation of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
The president is also expected to join other world leaders and dignitaries at a solemn mass marking the beginning of the pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the newly elected leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
Upon his arrival, Tinubu was hosted to a dinner by His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State.
Pope Leo XIV was elected by a college of Cardinals following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday.