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Pope meets with Harlem Globetrotters
May 07, 2015
Pope Francis met briefly with members of the Harlem Globetrotters basketball team in St. Peter’s Square on May 6.
The team named the Pope an honorary Globetrotter and gave him a jersey.
St. John Paul II was named an honorary member of the team in 2000, according to a Vatican Radio report.
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Further information:
- Pope Francis meets the Harlem Globetrotters (Vatican Radio)
- Tricks - not miracles - on order as Globetrotters meet pope (AP)
- Tweet on meeting with Pope (Harlem Globetrotters)
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