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OAS Secretary General was received in private audience by Pope Francis

  September 12, 2013

OAS Secretary General was received in private audience by Pope Francis
Photo: Romereports.com

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, was today received in a private audience by Pope Francis in Vatican City.

During the meeting, both leaders discussed the world’s current events, with particular attention to those taking place in Latin America. Pope Francis, a native of Argentina, is the first Pope in history from the Western Hemisphere.

The Secretary General was accompanied on his visit by the OAS Secretary of External Relations, Alfonso Quiñonez.

For more information, please visit the OAS Website at www.oas.org.

Reference: FNE-13009