RS Dy Chair leads Indian delegation to Vatican City

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh today led the Indian official delegation to the solemn ceremony of the inauguration of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City. Deputy CM of Nagaland Yanthungo Patton accompanied the Deputy Chairman at the...

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, Updated At : 02:12 AM May 19, 2025 IST

Pope Leo XIV blesses the faithful during his inaugural Mass. Reuters

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh today led the Indian official delegation to the solemn ceremony of the inauguration of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City.

Deputy CM of Nagaland Yanthungo Patton accompanied the Deputy Chairman at the event. An official statement said the Indian delegation had an audience with Pope Leo XIV after the ceremony.

PM Narendra Modi had earlier tweeted his felicitations to Pope Leo XIV on his election as the supreme pontiff. The 69-year-old missionary vowed to work for unity so that the Catholic Church.

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