On Monday, September 21, 2026, at 11:30 a.m., the Dicastery for Culture and Education received a visit from Pope Leo XIV. Accompanied by Msgr. Petar Rajič, Prefect of the Papal Household, Msgr. Leonardo Sapienza, R.C.J., Regent of the Papal Household, and the secretaries Msgr. Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga, Msgr. Marco Billeri, and Father Edward Daniang Daleng, O.S.A., he was welcomed at the entrance of the Palazzo dei Propilei by Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery, together with the secretaries Msgr. Paul Tighe and Msgr. Carlo Maria Polvani.

After greeting the staff and collaborators, the Holy Father stopped in the chapel for a moment of prayer and, in an atmosphere of great cordiality, delivered a brief address of encouragement for their daily commitment and service to the Church and to the whole world. The Pontiff also emphasized the importance of the work carried out to spread the mission of Catholic education and the responsibility of culture, which, through sport and art, has created many opportunities for encounter, generating dialogue through a universal language capable of conveying the values of humanism to all.

Finally, he recalled that the work of the Roman Curia is a precious instrument for transmitting the Church's fundamental message: faith. The visit concluded with the Pope's blessing to all those present and to their families.

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