Pope Francis meets with American actor Sylvester Stallone and his family at a private audience in the Vatican. pic.twitter.com/f9tLUScwfj

— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) September 8, 2023

[Pope Francis told Sylvester Stallone that he grew up watching Rocky, although perhaps that might be more in his younger adult years. Stallone did a little shadow boxing in a charming exchange. I wondered on Twitter whether the pontiff showed Stallone where Raphael painted him in a fresco. This is a real thing, by the way; the tour guide pointed it out to us when we went through the Raphael Room. I took that picture 12 years ago. — Ed]

Did the Holy Father show @TheSlyStallone the Vatican fresco where Stallone appears? https://t.co/ksQzlm5Qi9 pic.twitter.com/VgCFAYXVDz

— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) September 8, 2023