Pope Francis visits Pentecostals, reunites with longtime friend

17 Nov 2017

By The Record

Pope Francis talks with Giovanni Traettino, a Protestant pastor and his friend, in Caserta, Italy, July 28. Pope Francis said he knew people would be shocked that he would make such a trip outside of Rome to visit a group of Pentecostals, “but I went to visit my friends.” (CNS photo/ L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters) (July 28, 2014) See POPE-PENTECOSTALS, July 28, 2014.