President Bola Tinubu on Sunday met with Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City in Rome, Italy.
The meeting comes shortly after Leo (formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost) was installed as the Bishop of Rome and the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
In a picture going viral on internet, President Tinubu was spotted shaking hands with the Pope and had a brief conversation with him before moving away.
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The US pontiff also shook hands with several world leaders in St Peter’s Square after the inauguration mass on Sunday.
READ MORE: Pope Leo XIV Begins Papacy With Grand Inauguration Mass In Rome
Other world leaders who exchanged pleasantry with the Pope included US Vice President J.D Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, among others.
INFORMATION NIGERIA reports that Tinubu had joined other world leaders in Rome, Italy on Sunday for the installation mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.
In meetings with journalists, clergy and diplomats, he repeatedly called for peace in a world full of conflicts and defended social justice.
