Pope Francis meets Benedict XVI - video

Saturday, 23 Mar 2013

# Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Francis meets his predecessor, Benedict XVI, at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, on Saturday in the first meeting of two popes in over 600 years. Francis refuses to take to the traditional kneeler alone at a local chapel, saying 'we're brothers,' and the two then pray together. Francis also presents Benedict with a gift of an icon of the Madonna before holding private talks and taking lunch

Saturday, 23 Mar 2013

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