US EditionBritish envoy to Vatican looks forward to collaborating with new pope
- British Ambassador Chris Trott expressed enthusiasm for working with newly elected Pope Leo XIV following his inauguration preparations in Vatican City on May 14, 2025.
- Trott highlighted that Pope Leo XIV is expected to maintain consistent positions on issues like climate and migration, continuing the approach of previous popes Benedict XVI and Francis.
- Pope Leo XIV, a former US Cardinal Robert Prevost and amateur tennis player, received a private audience with Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner and officials from the Italian Tennis Federation at the Vatican on the same day.
- During the meeting, 23-year-old Sinner, returning from a three-month doping ban and competing in the nearby Italian Open, presented the Pope with a tennis racket, prompting a lighthearted exchange where Leo joked, "Here we'll break something."
- Trott’s remarks suggest that Pope Leo XIV’s election symbolizes continuity in the Holy See’s global influence, and the collaboration with diplomats is expected to focus on ongoing humanitarian and environmental concerns.
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Jannik Sinner, the world's number 1 tennis suspension back, received by Pope Leo XIV, a small yellow ball feru
A week after his election, the new pontiff received, on Wednesday, the Italian Jannik Sinner in the Vatican. After three months of suspension for doping, the world's number one, still competing at the Master 1000 in Rome, aspires to revamp his image.
Tennis: Pope Leo XIV received Jannik Sinner
Pope Leo XIV received on Wednesday 14 May the number 1 of the world tennis, the Italian Jannik Sinner, currently competing at the Masters 1000 in Rome, who offered him a racket, announced the Vatican press service. The president of the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, Angelo Binaghi, was also present at the Wednesday audience. The two cups won by Italy in 2024, the Davis Cup and the Billie Jean King Cup, the women's equivalent of the Davis C…
Pope Leo XIV receives "Tennis-Sünder" Sinner
The South Tyrolean tennis star Jannik Sinner and the president of the Italian Tennis Association (FITP), Angelo Binaghi, were received on Wednesday together with their families by Pope Leo XIV. This emerges from the Vatican. Sinner just returned from his doping barrier. The American Pontiff is an enthusiastic tennis player. He had agreed to participate in a charity match to finance the missionary work on Monday. He had joked that he would not pl…
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