Pope Leo XIV meets with executives of Mercedes-Benz, just before the General Audience on Wednesday, on the occasion of a special exhibition commemorating one hundred years of the ‘Popemobile’. The company's visit to the Vatican is due to the special exhibition, “A Century of the Popemobile,” marking one hundred years since the first Mercedes-Benz automobile was delivered to Pope Pius XI in 1930. FULL TEXT GREETING OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV TO THE EXECUTIVES OF MERCEDES-BENZ Room adjacent to Paul VI Audience Hall Wednesday, 28 October 2026 ___________________________ Dear Executives of Mercedes-Benz and dear friends, I offer all of you a warm welcome to the Vatican on the occasion of the exhibition “A Century of the Popemobile,” which commemorates almost one hundred years of collaboration between your company and the Holy See. This longstanding relationship began in 1930, when Pope Pius XI received the first Mercedes-Benz automobile, and has continued through successive pontifi...
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