Sylvester Stallone Playfully Boxes With Pope Francis While Meeting In Vatican City: ‘We Grew Up With Your Films’
Sylvester Stallone and his family had a special encounter with Pope Francis while visiting Vatican City.During the family’s trip to Italy, the Stallones got to meet the Pope — who’s served as the head of the Catholic Church since 2013 — and take a photograph together.A video of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was shared by Vatican News to X, where Stallone, 77, is seen shaking Francis’ hand before introducing him to his wife, Jennifer Flavin, and their three daughters — Sophia, 27, Sistine, 25, and Scarlet, 21 — plus his younger brother, Frank Stallone.Read More: Sylvester Stallone Set To Speak At Toronto Film Festival Keynote Presentation“Three, so many!” Francis, 86, is heard saying, upon reacting to meeting Sylvester and Jennifer’s daughters.“Thank you very much for taking time from your busy day.
We appreciate this very much,” Sylvester then told the Pope before both men expressed how “honoured” they were to meet one another.
