Today — Audience with the President of Costa Rica · Condolences for the victims of the Urda (Spain) train crash
🤝 Audience
Audience with the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Laura Fernández Delgado
📍 Apostolic Palace, Vatican
In the morning Leo XIV received in audience at the Apostolic Palace Laura Fernández Delgado, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, with her husband and entourage. The President then met Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher. During the cordial talks at the Secretariat of State, satisfaction was expressed for the good relations between the Holy See and Costa Rica, and between the State and the local Church; current socio-political issues in the country and the region were also discussed, with particular reference to security and migration.
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Pope Leo XIV receives Laura Fernández Delgado, President of the Republic of Costa Rica (© Vatican Media)
The exchange of gifts between the Pope and President Laura Fernández Delgado (© Vatican Media)
The talks at the Secretariat of State (© Vatican Media)
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Vatican NewsOfficial
Leo XIV receives the President of the Republic of Costa Rica (Italian)
Laura Fernández Delgado received by the Pope at the Apostolic Palace; talks focused on security and migration.
Holy See Press OfficeOfficial
Holy See Press Office communiqué: Audience with the President of Costa Rica, 29.10.2026
Official communiqué in Italian and Spanish.
📋 Daily schedule
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Oct
According to the Bulletin, the Pope also received: Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith; Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv of the Latins (Ukraine); Archbishop José Horacio Gómez of Los Angeles; Mr Ward Fitzgerald, President of the "Papal Foundation", with entourage; Archbishop Giordano Piccinotti, President of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.
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Oct
✉️ Telegram
Telegram of condolence for the victims of the Urda (Spain) train crash
📍 Secretariat of State — Urda, Toledo (Spain)
In a telegram signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin and addressed to Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves of Toledo, Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened" by the tragic railway accident that occurred on October 28 in Urda, causing numerous victims and injuries. The Pope offers prayers for the deceased, conveys condolences to the families and wishes the injured a speedy recovery, encourages the rescue workers and imparts the Apostolic Blessing "as a sign of hope in the risen Lord".
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Rescue workers at the site of the train crash in Urda, Toledo (ANSA)
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📜 Speech text
Telegram for the victims of the Urda train crash (translated)
To His Most Reverend Excellency Archbishop Francisco Cerro Chaves, Archbishop of Toledo
Pope Leo XIV, deeply saddened to learn the painful news of the tragic railway accident in the town of Urda, Toledo, which has caused numerous victims and injuries, offers prayers for the eternal rest of the deceased.
Likewise, the Holy Father conveys his…
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