Vatican City, 16 February 2015 (VIS) –
Today in the Vatican Apostolic Palace the Holy Father Francis
received in audience Their Majesties the King Tupou VI of Tonga and
the Queen Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho, who went on to meet with Cardinal
Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by Archbishop Paul
Gallagher, secretary for Relations with States.
His Majesty first expressed his
satisfaction at the election of the first Cardinal from the
archipelago, Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, underlining the
enthusiasm of the population and the presence of Her Majesty the
Queen and numerous Tongans at the Ordinary Public Consistory held on
14 February. During the cordial discussions, attention was paid to
the recent political developments in the country and on a number of
aspects of social and economic life, as well as the positive
contribution of the Catholic Church in various areas of society.
There was subsequently an exchange of
opinions on the international situation, with particular reference to
the island States of the Pacific and the environmental problems that
some of them are compelled to face.
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