Pope receives Polish President

(May 19,2009): Pope Benedict XVI received in audience on Monday evening, the President of the Republic of Poland – Lech Aleksander Kaczynski, said a communiqué of the Holy See’s Press Office. It said they both had a cordial talk, during which, they discussed some bilateral and regional issues, noting the similarity of views between the Holy See and Poland in various international situations. The communiqué also said that President Kacsynski expressed his gratitude to the Pope for the attention he has always given to Poland. After the meeting with the Pope, the Polish President also met Vatican Secretary.of State – Cardinal Tarciscio Bertone, together with Mons. Dominique Mamberti – Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States.