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PASTORAL VISIT BY HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO

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Republic of San Marino  ||  | 22 August 2026
Iniziative (EN) - Maison de la Paix (EN)

At the conclusion of his meeting with the Captains Regent and other authorities of the Republic of San Marino, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV left the Palazzo Pubblico and walked to the Basilica of San Marino, where he met with priests, consecrated persons and representatives of the ecclesial life of the diocese who had gathered there. On his arrival, the Pope was welcomed at the entrance by His Excellency Monsignor Domenico Beneventi, Bishop of San Marino-Montefeltro, and by Father Marco Mazzanti, Rector of the Basilica.
Following adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, the veneration of the relics of Saint Marino and a greeting from His Excellency Monsignor Domenico Beneventi, the Holy Father delivered his address.
Subsequently, having concluded the meeting with the ecclesial community, the Pope greeted the large crowd of faithful gathered in the square.
Immediately afterwards, Leo XIV walked to Piazza Garibaldi, from where he travelled by car to Torraccia Airfield.
After taking his leave of Their Excellencies the Captains Regent and the authorities who had welcomed him on his arrival, at 12.05, the Pope departed by helicopter for Pennabilli, in the province of Rimini, where the Holy Father had a private lunch at the monastery of the Augustinian Nuns.
On his arrival in Pennabilli, the Holy Father was welcomed by the Mayor, Mr Mauro Giannini, and the parish priest, Father Mirco Cesarini.
A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" took part in the meeting with the authorities of San Marino, a member country of the ‘United States of the World’.