President Higgins to meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican

The pair meet previously in the Vatican in 2017 and 2021, and at Áras an Uachtaráin in 2018,. File Picture

President Michael D Higgins and Pope Francis are to meet in the pontiff's library in the Vatican on Thursday.

At the meeting, it is expected that President Higgins and the Pope will discuss a number of global issues, including climate change, migration, global poverty, food security, the rights of indigenous people, and global peace.