Overview
- Jorge Fernando Ponce San Román was officially accredited after presenting his letters of credence at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.
- The ambassador gifted books on Peruvian monastic history and folk traditions, along with a framed copy of the 2015 decree granting the Pope Peruvian citizenship.
- Pope Leo XIV reciprocated with a volume on Vatican artistic heritage and the apostolic medal of his pontificate, also given to the Peruvian delegation.
- In a private meeting, both sides discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation with a focus on peace, dialogue, human dignity and human rights.
- Planning advanced for the Peruvian bishops’ ad limina, including the planned enthronement of a Santa Rosa de Lima sculpture and a Marian mosaic in the Vatican Gardens, and a later meeting with Cardinal Pietro Parolin covered a potential papal visit, international issues, and Peru’s political and electoral context with no visit yet confirmed.