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Today's meeting also heard from former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who said the Pope was a real world "action hero", as he had committed to putting solar panels on all the Vatican's buildings.

He said the Italian ambassador and top Vatican diplomat in Ecuador were travelling with him, alongside delegates from the UN and the EU.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will meet Pope Leo XIV as part of a state visit to the Vatican in October.

Vatican officials described the inclusion of hip-hop as a demonstration of music’s universal power to bridge generations, faiths, and communities.

Some 32 million pilgrims are expected to descend on the Vatican this year for the Jubilee celebrations.