President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV.
According to a statement released yesterday by Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Tinubu will be accompanied by senior Catholic leaders to attend a solemn mass marking the inauguration of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV the 267th Bishop of Rome and new head of the Roman Catholic Church.
In the Papal invitation sent by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV underscored the need for President Tinubu’s physical presence “at this moment of particular importance for the Catholic Church and the world afflicted by many tensions and conflicts.
Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, will be officially installed during a ceremony at St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican on Sunday, May 18. He was elected by the College of Cardinals 27 days after the passing of Pope Francis on April 21.
President Tinubu is expected to return to Abuja on Tuesday, May 20.
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