Hollywood was in the house so to speak as Pope Francis held a speaking event in Rome over the Memorial Day Weekend.
The Pontiff’s whose seminar was called “A Wall A Bridge,” honored Salma Hayek who was with husband Francois-Henri Pinault and daughter Valentina, Richard Gere with his much younger girlfriend, and George Clooney with wife Amal.
The Pope awarded medals to the three Hollywood stars who will be ambassadors for one of the foundation’s arts projects, in recognition of their contributions to a Vatican education project.