Soka Gakkai Italy Representatives Attend Special Audience with Pope Leo XIV
Italy
2025

At the special audience, Soka Gakkai Italy President Alberto Aprea and Pope Leo XIV [© Vatican Media]
On May 18, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration Mass was held in Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City. Soka Gakkai Italy representatives, including Alberto Aprea, president of Soka Gakkai Italy, attended the inauguration, along with other religious delegations. On May 19, the representatives also participated in a special audience with the Pope for ecumenical and interreligious delegations. During the audience, Mr. Aprea conveyed a congratulatory message from Soka Gakkai President Minoru Harada.