Overview

• The June 16 Vatican meeting marked the first public encounter between a Hollywood star and the first American Pope.
• Producer Andrea Iervolino described the audience as deeply inspiring and centered on values long championed by the Catholic Church.
• Pacino, who plays investor Vincenzo Vaccaro in Maserati: The Brothers, called the meeting one of the most important and touching moments of his life.
• Filming on Maserati: The Brothers is underway in Italy with a cast including Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia, Jessica Alba, Michele Morrone and Salvatore Esposito, none of whom attended the Vatican visit.
• Martin Scorsese’s recorded conversations with Pope Francis will feature in the upcoming documentary Aldeas – A New Story on the Scholas Occurrentes initiative.