Al Pacino Becomes First Actor to Meet Pope Leo XIV at Vatican

Jun 17, 2025 Khushi Kumari

Al Pacino becomes the first-ever actor to have a private audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

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The 85-year-old actor was in Italy filming Maserati: The Brothers when the meeting happened

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“He was accompanied by producer Andrea Iervolino” during the private audience

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Iervolino presented the pope with a commemorative Maserati model in a glass case

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Pacino portrays Vincenzo Vaccaro in Maserati: The Brothers, alongside Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia, and Jessica Alba

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