Central African Republic's president, Pontiff discuss peace, development (Journal de Bangui)

President Faustin-Archange Touadéra of the Central African Republic met with Pope Leo XIV on October 1 to discuss peace and development, according to the Journal de Bangui.

Following the audience with the Pope, President Touadéra met with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, and Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations. A Vatican statement noted that the discussions focused on the peace process in the Central African Republic and relations between the Church and the state.