Category Archives: Vatican

Spanish Royals, Vatican

His Holiness Pope Francis Holds an Audience with Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain. (VIDEOS)

On the morning of Monday, June 30, 2014, His Holiness Pope Francis held a private audience inside the papal library at the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican with Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain.

According to the Vatican News Agency, during today’s 40-minute meeting discussions focused on, “…social issues, including unemployment, the situation of young people in Spain, and the importance of promoting dialogue and collaboration between the Church and the State for the good of all Spanish society…”

Click here to watch another video news report. 

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His Holiness Pope Francis Holds an Audience with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan. (VIDEO)


On Monday, April 7, 2014, His Holiness Pope Francis held an audience with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan at the Vatican.

According to Vatican Radio, “…His Majesty had the opportunity to reaffirm the feelings of the people of Jordan who are preparing to welcome the Pope and to more open to collaboration in the commitment to peace and interfaith dialogue.”

British Royals, Vatican

His Holiness Pope Francis Holds an Audience with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh. (VIDEOS)

On Thursday, April 3, 2014, His Holiness Pope Francis held an audience with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh at the Vatican.

According to the Vatican News Agency, today’s meeting with:

“…Pope Francis mark’s the 87-year-old Queen’s fifth encounter with a Roman pontiff here in the Vatican, beginning with Pope Pius XII whom she met in 1951, the year before her accession to the throne.

In 1982, she became the first monarch since the Reformation to welcome a pope to Britain during John Paul II’s pastoral visit to the country and in 2010 she also hosted Pope Benedict XVI on his state visit to the United Kingdom.”

For more information about today’s important meeting please click here and here.

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His Holiness Pope Francis Holds an Audience With the Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. (VIDEO)

428px-Insigne_Francisci.svgOn Thursday, October 24, 2013, His Holiness Pope Francis held an audience with Their Royal Highnesses Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg inside his private office at the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican.

Click here to watch a video and here to read more about today’s special visit.

Royals in General, Vatican

European Royals Attend Holy Mass for the Beginning of the Petrine Ministry of His Holiness Pope Francis. (VIDEOS)

500px-Flag_of_the_Vatican_City.svgOn March 19, 2013, hundreds of thousands of faithful followers, government officials, various leaders from different faiths, and European royals attended the celebration of Holy Mass for the beginning of the Petrine Ministry of His Holiness Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

So which royals attended today’s fantastic inaugural Mass?

  1. Their Serene Highnesses Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein
  2. Their Serene Highnesses Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco
  3. Their Majesties King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium
  4. Their Royal Highnesses Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
  5. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Willem-Alexander of Oranje and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands
  6. His Royal Highnesses Prince Felix of Luxembourg
  7. Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
  8. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias

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If you are interested in watching the entire inaugural Mass please watch the video below.   🙂

His Holiness Pope Francis meeting world leaders including super awesome Vice President “Uncle” Joe Biden.   🙂

TSHs Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein meet His Holiness Pope Francis.

His Holiness Pope Francis meets TRHs Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg and TRHs Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias.

Click here to watch a video news report from Blauw Bloed.

Click here to watch a video clip from De Standaard

Click here to watch a video news report from NOS.