98 Year Old Gets Pope's Attention With Cute Sign in Rome

About this episode

The episode discusses a 98-year-old woman's attempt to get the Pope's attention in Rome with a sign.

Crowds pressed in from every side at St. Peter’s Square as 98-year-old Phyllis LaRoche of Quincy, Illinois, held up a sign, hoping to get Pope Leo's attention.

Topics covered

• Pope
• sign
• Rome
• elderly
• attention
• crowds

Keywords

• Pope
• Phyllis LaRoche
• St. Peter’s Square
• Rome
• elderly
• sign
• attention

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Quincy, Illinois, St. Peter’s Square

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