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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather consider why the Pope brought comedians including Stephen Colbert, Whoopi Goldberg, and Chris Rock (?!) together at the Vatican and what he had to say to them.

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Further Reading

• “Stephen Colbert and Whoopi Goldberg Met the Pope in the Vatican. No Joke.” (NYT)
• Address of His Holiness Pope Francis to Comedians
• Prayer for Good Humor (St. Thomas More)
• “The story behind the Vatican’s colossal sculpture of Jesus rising from nuclear destruction” (America Magazine)
• “The Resurrection” (Wikipedia)