Laura Pausini gifted a song to Pope Leo XIV during his visit to the Vatican
The Italian singer was recognized with the Billboard Italy Global Icon Award during a meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
This week, Italian singer Laura Pausini met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in an encounter marked by emotion and music.
Dressed entirely in black and accompanied by her team and Warner Bros., Pausini presented the Pope with the only copy of an unreleased song: a version of “Canticle of the Creatures” by Saint Francis of Assisi, which she recorded especially for the occasion.
This gesture by the Italian singer deeply moved the Pope, who declared himself a fan of the artist for more than 30 years. “I have been a fan of hers since the first Sanremo,” the pontiff revealed, according to EFE.
The meeting took place on Tuesday in a room of the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.
Global Icon Award
During the ceremony, Pausini was also honored with Billboard Italy's Global Icon Award, a recognition of her talent and commitment to inspiring and uniting generations around the world.
This award, presented in the presence of Pope Leo XIV, marks a milestone in Pausini's career, who expressed on her social media that she felt “deeply honored” by the recognition and the meeting with the Pope.
Billboard Italy also highlighted the singer's role as an ambassador of universal values ??such as inclusion, solidarity, and peace, as well as his work with humanitarian organizations.