'Rocky' star Sylvester Stallone visited the Vatican with his family on Friday and met Pope Francis, who told the actor that he is a big fan of his films. The two then playfully traded punches together.
The actor visited the Pope with his wife, Jennifer, his three daughters, Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet, and his brother, Frank.“We grew up with your films,” Pope Francis added, to which Stallone joked, “Ready? We box.”
The video of the meeting was posted by Vatican News to social media, alongside the caption, “Pope Francis meets with American actor Sylvester Stallone and his family at a private audience in the Vatican.” “Meeting Pope Frances is a moment that will live in my heart for eternity,” Frank Stallone wrote in an Instagram post on Friday. “To share this blessed moment with my family can’t be explained. From where we come from to this moment is a miracle.”
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