Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Riccardo Muti at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti thanks the Pope at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti greets and receives the Ratzinger Prize from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV listens to Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti greets and receives the Ratzinger Prize from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV listens to Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Riccardo Muti at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti thanks the Pope at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti greets and receives the Ratzinger Prize from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV listens to Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV greets Riccardo Muti at the end of the concert. Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti greets and receives the Ratzinger Prize from Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIV listens to Maestro Riccardo Muti's concert with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV listens to a concert by Maestro Riccardo Muti with the Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra and the "Guido Chigi Saracini" Siena Cathedral Choir in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. On this occasion, Muti receives the prestigious "Ratzinger Prize," established in 2011 and awarded annually, with the Pope's approval, to eminent figures in the fields of Christian culture and art, on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Riccardo Muti Conducts A Concert For Pope Leo XIV - Vatican

Italian conductor Riccardo Muti receives the 2025 ‘Ratzinger Prize’ from Pope Leo XIV,after he conducted the Cherubini’s ‘Mass for the Coronation of Charles X’ at a Christmas concert in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican on December 12, 2025. The concert, held in honour of the Pope also marked the awarding of the 2025 Ratzinger Prize to the world-renowned conductor. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Donald Trump receives a hat and shakes hands with team captain Mike Eruzione during a bill signing to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team in the Oval Office at the White House Dec. 12, 2025. Photo by Francis Chung/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi on the occasion of the meeting whit Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi on the occasion of the meeting whit Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi on the occasion of the meeting whit Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni Receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Premier Giorgia Meloni and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting at Palazzo Chigi, Rome, Italy on Friday, December 12, 2025. Photo by Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Giorgia Meloni receives Mahmoud Abbas at Palazzo Chigi - Rome

Rome, Italy - December 12, 2025: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni receives the President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), at Palazzo Chigi. Rome, Italy on December 12, 2025. Photo by Marco Iacobucci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

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King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI of Spain receives Marc and Alex Marquez, MotoGP World Champion and Runner-up, in audience following their recent victories. December 11, 2025. (ALTERPHOTOS/Acero)

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI of Spain receives Marc and Alex Marquez, MotoGP World Champion and Runner-up, in audience following their recent victories. December 11, 2025. (ALTERPHOTOS/Acero)

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI of Spain receives Marc and Alex Marquez, MotoGP World Champion and Runner-up, in audience following their recent victories. December 11, 2025. (ALTERPHOTOS/Acero)

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI of Spain receives Marc and Alex Marquez, MotoGP World Champion and Runner-up, in audience following their recent victories. December 11, 2025. (ALTERPHOTOS/Acero)

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI of Spain receives Marc and Alex Marquez, MotoGP World Champion and Runner-up, in audience following their recent victories. December 11, 2025. (ALTERPHOTOS/Acero)

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI Audience With Marc and Alex Marquez - Madrid

King Felipe VI of Spain receives Marc and Alex Marquez, MotoGP World Champion and Runner-up, in audience following their recent victories. December 11, 2025. (ALTERPHOTOS/Acero)

Mario Draghi Receives 2025 Bancor Prize - Rome

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