Living ‘Martyr’ of Communism, Cardinal Simoni, Presents Relic of Albanian Martyrs to Leo XIV

Cardinal Ernest Simoni greets Pope Leo XIV on April 26, 2026.

The cardinal, who endured long years of imprisonment and forced labor for fidelity to Christ, met with the Pope during a private audience. He was ordained 70 years ago on April 7, 1956.

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