Pope Benedict XVI meets artists in the Sistine Chapel - Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI leads a special meeting with artists in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican in Rome, Italy, on November 21, 2009. The Pope told the gathering of hundreds of painters, sculptors, poets,singers, actors,musicians and directors, held beneath the vaulted ceiling of the chapel painted by Michelangelo, that he wanted to 'renew the Church's friendship with the world of art.' Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom

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