Albanese Travelling to Rome for Pope’s Inauguration

Albanese travelling to Rome for pope’s inauguration

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is among the world leaders gathering in Rome ahead of the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV.

Albanese at the Vatican plays to faith optics and domestic politics

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s presence at Pope Leo’s inauguration is shrewd politics. DARIUS VON GUTTNER SPORZYNSKI explains why. When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese steps into St Peter’s Square for the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, the optics will be far more than pious courtesy. For a day, the Vatican will temporaril…

Why Anthony Albanese’s presence at Pope Leo’s inauguration is shrewd politics

Showing up in Rome is pragmatic statecraft, executed under Bernini’s colonnade, where religious and political figures have long mingled.