Taoiseach discusses wars in the Middle East and abuse redress with Pope Leo

Taoiseach discusses wars in the Middle East and abuse redress with Pope Leo - Pope Leo XIV greets Taoiseach Micheál Martin during a private audience at the Vatican, May 22, 2026. Photo: OSV News/Mario Tomassetti, Vatican Media.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin met with Pope Leo on May 22 in the Papal Library to discuss both nurturing peace at home and in wars in the Middle East and Sudan and the topic of clerical abuse. Following the 45 minute meeting, Mr Martin told reporters he sensed the pontiff’s “genuine desire for an end to…

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