Kurdistan Region-Vatican relations
President Masoud Barzani, L, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Vatican, Rome, Italy, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, R, His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, Vatican, Rome, Italy, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: Kuristan24)
Khalid Albert, DG of Christian Affairs at the KRG's Ministry of Endowments, Jan. 21, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, F, Pope of Vatican Leo XIV. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)