The Pontiff travelled to Venice to see the Holy See’s pavilion for this year’s Venice Biennale. It’s a first for a pope, and has given the 60th edition of the world’s longest running international art exhibit reason.
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00:00 Pope Francis made Catholic history on Sunday by being the first head of the Catholic Church
00:07 to ever visit the annual Venice Biennale art fair.
00:11 A large crowd received him on the island of Giordecca before he was transported to the
00:16 local women's prison that doubled as an exhibition space.
00:19 There he spoke to roughly 80 female inmates in the prison's courtyard.
00:26 The Vatican chose to stage its pavilion inside the women's prison
00:33 The Holy See exhibition features wall art, print screens, dangling sculptures and a
00:40 number of other exhibits.
00:47 The Vatican chose to stage its pavilion inside the women's prison.
00:54 The Holy See exhibition features wall art, print screens, dangling sculptures and more.
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