The Moroccan Royal Academy will hold a formal ceremony on June 23, 2026, at its Rabat headquarters to induct Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, as an honorary member. The session will be opened by the academy’s Permanent Secretary, Abdeljalil Lahjomri, followed by remarks from Julian-Vincent Bruni, the Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to Morocco and Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. Cardinal Parolin is scheduled to deliver a lecture during the event, though details of the lecture’s topic were not specified. This appointment recognizes Cardinal Parolin’s standing and fosters ties between the Vatican and Morocco. The event signifies a strengthening of diplomatic and cultural relations between the two entities. Further details regarding the ceremony were published by Hespress, a Moroccan online newspaper.