Vatican City, 27 April 2015 (VIS) –
At 10 a.m. today, in the private Library of the Apostolic Palace, the
Holy Father received in private audience Her Majesty Queen Silvia of
Sweden, accompanied by various family members and her entourage.
This afternoon, Her Majesty will
participate in a workshop at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences
organised by the Embassy of Sweden to the Holy See and the Pontifical
Academy of Social Sciences on the theme of the fight against human
trafficking, with particular attention to children. She will
subsequently visit the Vatican Apostolic Library for the inauguration
of the “distribution desk” realised with the contribution of the
King Gustaf VI Adolf Foundation.
During the conversation, which took
place mostly in Spanish, a language the Queen knows well, she
informed the Pope of the activities she promotes in Sweden,
especially for the benefit of children, and the Pope took the
opportunity the express his gratitude for the welcome extended by
Sweden to refugees and displaced persons. Among the gifts from Queen
Silvia, the Pope received three small Swedish prayer books, also
adapted for children. The religious education of her children has
been particularly close to the sovereign's heart, and the Pope
expressed his lively appreciation.
Princess Madeleine, with her husband
and one year-old daughter Leonore, were also present in the Queen’s
entourage, and the Pope therefore received the young family with
particular affection.
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