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.