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Pope Francis has met Tongan King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.
They later met Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Gallagher, secretary for Relations with States.
King Tupou expressed his satisfaction at the election of the first Cardinal from Tonga, Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi.
During the discussion attention was paid to the recent political developments in Tonga.
The discussion also included a number of aspects of social and economic life, as well as the positive contribution of the Catholic Church in various areas of society.
There was also an exchange of opinions on the international situation.
Particular reference was made to the island states of the Pacific and the environmental problems that some of them are facing.
Source
- Vatican Radio
- Image: Vatican Radio/Reuters
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