Pope receives Paraguayan president

November 25, 2013 - Pope Francis received in private audience in the Vatican president Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara of Paraguay, who was accompanied by among others by his two daughters and sister. The Paraguayan head of state later met Vatican Secretary of State, Archbishop Pietro Parolin long with Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Dominique Mamberti. During the friendly talks, the two sides expressed satisfaction over good relations between them and touched upon issues of common interest in the South American nation and the region, such as the fight against poverty and corruption, the promotion of the integral development of the human person and respect for human rights. The Holy See and Paraguay also acknowledged the contribution of the Church to society.