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Jim Gaffigan Brought His Kids to Meet Pope Francis — and Then His Son Almost Got in Trouble at the Vatican


Jim Gaffigan shares children Marre, 20, Jack, 18, Katie, 15, Michael, 12 and Patrick, 11, with his wife Jeannie Gaffigan.

In an Instagram post on Friday, June 14, the comedian, 57, shared several incredible pictures and videos from his morning spent with Pope Francis. Gaffigan brought his wife Jeannie and his two younger sons Michael, 12 and Patrick, 11, to meet the bishop, who addressed "a room of 200 comedians from throughout the world" at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. The kids and their parents can be seen shaking the Pope’s hand and smiling together in the church, along with many renowned comedians and talk show hosts including Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Whoopi Goldberg.

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