“We are honoured to announce that this morning His Holiness Pope Leo XIV received in private audience a delegation from the film Maserati: The Brothers, including Oscar winner Al Pacino and the film’s producer Andrea Iervolino,” Iervolino said in a statement.

“The meeting was a moment of profound spiritual and cultural inspiration, centred on the shared values at the heart of the Catholic Church and our film: family unity, love, compassion and the importance of contributing to the common good,” the producer added.

Pacino, 85, arrived in Rome Sunday on a private jet.

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