In the morning, in the Vatican Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV receives in audience the President of the Central African Republic, Faustin-Archange Touadéra. Talks continue afterward in the Secretariat of State with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations. The communiqué from the Holy See Press Office expresses satisfaction for the good relations existing between the Holy See and the Central African Republic, and notes discussion of the valuable contribution the Church offers to Central African society, as well as various issues relating to the country's social, political and humanitarian situation, with particular reference to the peace process.