Al Pacino becomes first Hollywood star to meet Pope Leo

Hollywood fable Al Pacino has go the archetypal large movie prima to person a backstage assemblage with recently elected Pope Leo XIV. The 85-year-old Oscar-winning histrion met the pontiff astatine the Vatican connected Monday, portion taking a interruption from filming his adjacent movie 'Maserati: The Brothers' successful Italy.The gathering astatine the Holy See was attended by members of the film's team, including Italian-Canadian shaper Andrea Iervolino. After the meeting, the squad issued a connection that read, “We are honoured to denote that this greeting His Holiness Pope Leo XIV received successful a backstage assemblage a delegation from the movie Maserati: The Brothers, including Oscar-winning histrion Al Pacino and shaper Andrea Iervolino.”

The gathering reportedly focused connected shared values betwixt the Catholic Church and the themes explored successful the movie that see family, communal respect, and societal responsibility.

“These values… resonate profoundly with the communicative of the Maserati brothers.”

Photos doing the rounds connected societal media, spot Iervolino presenting the pontiff with a miniature Maserati exemplary encased successful glass, portion Pacino looks connected with a smile.In the upcoming biographical drama, Pacino plays Vincenzo Vaccaro, an aboriginal capitalist successful the Maserati automobile empire. The star-studded formed besides includes Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia, and Jessica Alba.Pacino, who was raised Catholic by his Italian parents, opened up astir his questions of faith, peculiarly aft a near-death acquisition during the COVID-19 pandemic. In his 2024 memoir, helium wrote, “I judge I experienced decease that day. I returned, and I tin archer you determination was thing retired there. It’s over. You’re here, past you’re not.”