Pope Francis receives soccer ball as gift from Italy’s goalkeeper Buffon during private audience at Vatican

Pope Francis receives a soccer ball as gift from Italy’s goalkeeper and captain, Gianluigi Buffon, during a private audience at the Vatican Aug. 13. Argentina will play Italy in a friendly soccer match Aug. 14 in the pope’s honor. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters) (Aug. 13, 2013) See POPE-SOCCER Aug. 13, 2013.