In the morning the Pope received the President of Chile, José Antonio Kast Rist, who then met Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations. During the cordial talks at the Secretariat of State, the Press Office reported, the good relations between the Holy See and Chile and the contribution of the Catholic Church to the country's social and spiritual life were highlighted; regional and international issues were then discussed, with particular reference to migration and demographic decline.