Overview

• The contact occurred on September 7 in St. Peter's Square as the popemobile circled after a canonization Mass.
• Reaching to catch an object tossed from the crowd, the pope struck the camera and briefly jolted the operator.
• He immediately turned with a smile and apologized, saying "Scusa."
• The Vatican typically live-streams these rides with a cameraman standing just behind the pontiff, and spectators often throw plush toys and flags toward the vehicle.
• The day’s ceremony elevated Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati to sainthood, drawing an estimated 80,000 worshipers.