At the Vatican, His Royal Highness Prince El Hassan Ibn Talal met with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in a meeting on May 11, 2026 that reflected His Royal Highness’ longstanding intellectual and humanitarian role in advancing interfaith dialogue and defending human dignity as a foundation for peace and stability.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 8th Colloquium,  hosted jointly by the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, the theme Human Empathy in Modern Times is especially pertinent.