That's a laugh: Pope Francis meets with comedians Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris Rock and more in warm-up act to his sitdown with Biden Goldberg offered the pope a cameo in 'Sister Act 3' READ MORE: Biden to meet with Pope Francis at G7 summit By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter In Bari, Italy Published: 11:34, 14 June 2024 | Updated: 11:49, 14 June 2024 e-mail View comments Pope Francis hosted more than a 100 comedians at Vatican City on Friday morning in a warm up act to his meeting with President Joe Biden at the G7 later in the day.
The conclave of comedians included Whoopi Goldberg , Jimmy Fallon , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Chris Rock , Stephen Colbert , and Conan O'Brien. 'You unite people, because laughter is contagious,' the pontiff told the assembled group, adding that he has prayed for 40 years for a good sense of humor. 'While communication today often generates conflict, you know how to bring together diverse and sometimes contrary realities.
How much we need to learn from you!' the Pope, 87, said. The Vatican said the comedians were invited to 'celebrate the beauty of human diversity' and that the pope 'recognizes the significant impact that the art of comedy has on the world of contemporary culture.' The audience with the comedians was organized by the Vatican's Dicastery for Culture and Education and Dicastery for Communication.
Jimmy Fallon greets Pope Francis The comedians seemed in high spirits and excited to be there. Gold.
