VATICAN Town − Pope Francis, who says he on a regular basis prays “Lord, give me a sense of humor,” will welcome comedians from all-around the world to a cultural party in Italy to “celebrate the elegance of human diversity,” the Vatican claimed on Saturday.
Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien and Chris Rock will be amongst more than 100 entertainers at the Vatican on June 14.
The pope “recognizes the sizeable influence that the art of comedy has on the planet of up to date tradition,” a Vatican assertion said.
British comic Stephen Merchant, co-author of TV’s “The Place of work,” and Italian comedian Lino Banfi will also be at the event.
The meeting will just take place on Friday early morning, in advance of the pope travels to Puglia to go to the Team of 7 (G7)leaders’ summit.
“The conference between Pope Francis and the world’s comedians aims to rejoice the attractiveness of human diversity and to advertise a message of peace, adore and solidarity,” the Vatican mentioned.
The audience has been organized by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Culture and Education and Dicastery for Conversation.
Goldberg final thirty day period said in an job interview that she experienced available the pope a cameo in “Sister Act 3,” in which she will reprise her comedy role of a singer who usually takes refuge in a convent and organizes a choir.
“He explained he would see what his time was like,” Goldberg reported joking, when questioned if the pope had recognized her offer.
