Guests also include Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg, Tig Notaro and Conan O’Brien.
Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock and other comedians from around the world are on the guest list Friday for an audience with the Pope Francisco.
According to the Vatican news site, the meeting “promises to be a moment of meaningful intercultural dialogue and exchange of joy and hope.”
Among the guests are also Jim Gaffigan, Whoopi Goldberg, Tig Notaro and Conan O’Brien. Also on the list is James Martin, the Jesuit priest who was dubbed The Colbert Report’s chaplain. In total, more than 100 guests are on the list for the papal audience. Ian Hislop and Stephen Merchant They are guests from the United Kingdom.
The Vatican noted that in an interview with an Italian television channel, the Pope said he “prays daily according to the words of Saint Thomas More, asking the Lord to grant him a sense of humor.”
The meeting was organized by the Dicastery for Culture and Education and the Dicastery for Communication of the Vatican and will take place in the Apostolic Palace. The Vatican wants to “celebrate the beauty of human diversity” and “promote a message of peace, love and solidarity”according to the Vatican news site.
The emotional meeting between Luquitas Rodríguez and Pope Francis
Speaking of comedians, comedian and streamer Luquitas Rodríguez recently met with Francisco. The meeting went viral on social networks. “Thank you for making people laugh”expressed the Supreme Pontiff.
“Am Lucas RodriguezI am a comedian Argentina. Thanks for the humor. You don’t know how much Argentine kids love him,” said the driver of Stop The Hand and left him a letter.
The 32-year-old streamer traveled to Rome to participate in the Scholas Occurrentes created by Pope Francis.
“You don’t know how the kids in Argentina love it, makes use of the networks, good use,” commented one of the Pope’s companions, who then reaffirmed: “Thank you for making people laugh.”
Source: Ambito
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