Pope Francis' connection to Hollywood included meetings with Mark Wahlberg and Angelina Jolie

Over the lesson of his years as the head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis who died on Monday at the age of connected with multiple of Hollywood's elite Here are specific other celebrities who had the honor of overcoming paths with Pope Francis PHOTO GALLERY POPE FRANCIS THROUGH THE YEARSPOPE FRANCIS DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL PNEUMONIA VATICAN SAYS Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio met with the Pope for a quick conversation while filming the documentary Before the Flood for National Geographic in In an Instagram post shared by the actor at the time DiCaprio can be seen showing the Pope a book which he says was hanging above my crib as a young boy He later kissed his ring and left saying in a voice-over that being able to spend time and sit with the Pope was a profound experience The two had met to discuss environmental issues which is a passion they both shared George and Amal Clooney met Pope Francis in May when they attended the Un Muro o Un Ponte held by the religious leader at the Paul VI Hall in Vatican City While at the event George was recognized for his work with the Pope's arts foundation Scholas Occurrentes and was presented with the Olive Medal of Peace Angelina Jolie met Pope Francis in January when she was invited to a private screening of her film Unbroken held at the Vatican Both Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom shared photos of the moment they met Pope Francis as he greeted his audience at the Paul VI Hall in Vatican City who had gathered for the Unite To Cure A Global Healthcare Care Initiative conference in April Honored to be in the presence of His Holiness franciscus' compassionate heart and inclusivity Perry captioned her Instagram photo featuring her and Bloom shaking hands with the Pope Thank you to meditationbob and TheCuraFoundation for making it all workable APP USERS CLICK HERE FOR POSTBloom posted a photo of the two of them meeting the Pope but from the back writing all eyes where they should be on the remarkable his Holiness franciscus Richard Gere and his wife Alejandra Silva met Pope Francis in May when they attended the Un Muro o Un Ponte Seminary held by the Pope at the Paul VI Hall The actor was honored with the Olive Medal of Peace as he had agreed to work as an ambassador for the Pope's foundation Scholas Occurrentes which works towards connecting schools from various countries Bono the lead singer of the popular band U met Pope Francis on multiple occasions He first met with the Pope at a private audience with him at the Vatican in September when they reportedly spoke for minutes about a variety of topics LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSSpeaking to journalists after the meeting Bono explained the Pope was incredibly gracious with his time his concentration They met again in May at a meeting for the launch of the Scholas Occurrentes International Movement Chris Rock met Pope Francis in June when he and other comedians including Jimmy Fallon Stephen Colbert and Julia Louis Dreyfus were invited to the Vatican by the Pope in order to highlight the importance of comedy in society You manage to make people smile even while dealing with problems and events large and small the Pope stated to Rock and the other comedians in attendance You denounce abuses of power you give voice to forgotten situations you point out inappropriate behavior Remember this When you manage to bring intelligent smiles to the lips of even a single spectator you also make God smile Antonio Banderas was able to have a quick conversation with Pope Francis in April during one of his weekly General Audiences with his followers which takes place in St Peter's Square directly in front of St Peter's Basilica The Desperado star posted a photo of him shaking hands with the Pope writing nice chat with Pope Francis before we start filming in Rome He was preponderance likely in Italy filming the movie Black Butterfly which was issued in May During one of Pope Francis' weekly General Audiences held in St Peter's Square Arnold Schwarzenegger was lucky enough to shake hands with and chat with His Holiness CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERThe actor shared a photo of their meeting calling it a great honor to meet him It was my great honor to meet His Holiness Pontifex I am a huge fan he wrote in the caption A true leader for the Church a steward for all of God's creatures Mark Wahlberg met Pope Francis when the leader of the Catholic Church visited the United States in As part of his trip he attended the Festival of Families in Philadelphia where Wahlberg an outspoken Catholic acted as the master of ceremonies for the evening I was in church a guy came to speak and he started asking Are you a participant or are you a spectator Do you really get involved in the public and the parish And I'm like 'Oh wow I guess I better start doing more ' Wahlberg disclosed on Late Night with Conan O Brien in January Literally the next week guys came up to me and mentioned they demanded me to host the Festival of Families with the Pope and it was terrifying