Pope Francis on Wednesday met
'Spiderman', a 27-year-old Ligurian man who dons the superhero's
costume to cheer up sick children in Italy's hospitals.
The man, Mattia Villardita, met the pope after his general
audience and gave him one of his masks as a present.
Villardita, who takes his 'Superheroes On The Ward" project
around Italian paediatric hospitals, was honoured by President
Sergio Mattarella in December's New Year honours.
Murals in Rome and elsewhere have also depicted Francis as
Superman.
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