The President of the Republic, Keiko Fujimori, held an audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Government Palace on Wednesday evening, as part of the Holy Father’s apostolic visit to Peru.
The meeting between the Peruvian Head of State and the Supreme Pontiff took place in the Ambassadors’ Hall at the Government Palace in Lima.
During the audience, Peru’s top official presented the Holy Father with an Ayacucho retablo (traditional religious artwork).
Meanwhile, a meeting between the official delegations of the Peruvian Government and the Holy See was held in the Cáceres Hall to address matters of mutual interest and strengthen institutional ties.
The Peruvian delegation was led by Prime Minister Luis Galarreta.
It also included Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Espá; Justice and Human Rights Minister Ernesto Álvarez; Women and Vulnerable Populations Minister María Seminario; and Development and Social Inclusion Minister Maritza Canales.
Representing the Holy See were Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin; Secretary for General Affairs Monsignor Paolo Rudelli; Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher; Apostolic Nuncio Monsignor Paolo Rocco; and Counselor at the Apostolic Nunciature Monsignor Giuseppe Quiriguetti.
El Papa León XIV llegó a Palacio de Gobierno, la casa de todos los peruanos, donde fue recibido con el cariño y la emoción que despierta su regreso al Perú.La presidenta de la república, Keiko Fujimori, recibió al Santo Padre en la ceremonia oficial de bienvenida, en representación de un pueblo que celebra su llegada a nuestro país.
— Presidencia del Perú ???? (@presidenciaperu) November 12, 2026
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