Jun 16, 2025 06:45 PM IST
Veteran Hollywood actor Al Pacino met Pope Leo XIV on Monday on the Vatican. He was accompanied by producer Andrea Iervolino.
Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the brand new Pope after cardinals within the Vatican concluded voting on the papal conclave final month. Now, in new footage shared by producer Andrea Iervolino on his Instagram account on Monday, veteran Hollywood actor Al Pacino was seen paying a go to to the newly elected pope. It marked the primary documented official viewers between the primary American pontiff and a movie star. (Additionally learn: New Pope Robert Francis Prevost noticed Ralph Fiennes movie Conclave earlier than election, reveals his brother)
Al meets new Pope
Within the footage, Al was seen standing with Iervolino and speaking to Pope Leo XIV in Rome. Sharing the photographs, the producer wrote within the caption, “Andrea Iervolino con il nuovo Papa Leone XIV (Andrea Iervolino with the brand new Pope Leo XIV).”
Take a look at the brand new footage right here:
‘The assembly was a second of profound non secular and cultural inspiration’
In a press release, Iervolino said that the go to was made in cue for a personal viewers for the delegation from the movie Maserati: The Brothers, which stars Al. As per the assertion reported to Selection, “The assembly was a second of profound non secular and cultural inspiration, centered round shared values that lie on the coronary heart of each the Catholic Church and the movie: household unity, love, compassion and the significance of contributing to the widespread good.”
It went on to element, “These values, which Pope Leo XIV has persistently emphasised in his current messages to the world, resonate deeply with the story of the Maserati brothers: a household whose legacy was constructed not solely on innovation and excellence however on profound mutual respect, solidarity and a shared imaginative and prescient.”
The movie shall be directed by Bobby Moresco, and can see Al within the function of businessman Vincenzo Vaccaro. Additionally starring Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia, Jessica Alba, Michele Morrone and Salvatore Esposito, the movie is being shot in Italy.
