Mayor of Barcelona, Jaume Colboni, meet This Saturday morning With Pope Francis At the Vatican, the head of the Catholic Church received the mayor at 9 a.m. in a private meeting at the Holy See headquarters and they spoke for about 30 minutes, according to the city council. Colboni was accompanied by the deputy mayor for prevention and security, Albert BattleAs well as the Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See, Isabel Cella.
The meeting was held between the Pope and the mayor. closed doorAs the council stated in a statement, both of them “addressed Landmarks It will happen During the current municipal termThey also talked about the upcoming celebration of Millennium of the founding of Montserrat Monastery I am from Peak of the Tower of Jesus in the Sagrada FamiliaIn addition, they spoke about the importance of promoting disarmament and peace in the world, defending human rights, religious and cultural diversity, among other things.
In this way, Colboni wanted to convey to Pope Francis Barcelona’s will to act “in Defending these common and essential values on a global scale”
Colboni gifts for the Pope
During the private audience, Jaume Colboni gave the Pope three details of the courtesy with the municipal delegation that accompanied him: the book “Barcelona Biography“, by Miquel Tarradell, a numbered edition issued by the City Council during the term of Pascual Maragall; one Reproduction of Sagrada Familia Which was delivered by the President of the Temple Foundation, Esteve Camps, and one On Iberian cured ham from Guijuelo (Salamanca) sent as a gift by stall owner Escofet Oliver from the municipal markets in Barcelona.
Other mayors met the Pope
Former Mayor of Barcelona There is a colaalso met the Pope five years ago. 2019Colau went there with the then mayor of Madrid, Manuela CarminaTo speak with the head of the Catholic Church about refugee crisis.
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