Today, the Holy Father Leo XIV received in Audience His Excellency Mr. Zoran Milanović, President of the Republic of Croatia, who subsequently met with His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness, accompanied by the Reverend Monsignor Daniel Pacho, Undersecretary for the Multilateral Sector of the Section for Relations with States and International Organizations.

During the cordial discussions, held at the Secretariat of State, the parties expressed their appreciation for the good existing bilateral relations, and discussed various topics of an international and regional nature, with particular attention to the region of the Western Balkans and to regional cooperation.

From the Vatican, 31 October 2025