Pope Benedict XVI Attends A Special Audience For Travelling Performers At The Vatican

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - DECEMBER 01: Pope Benedict XVI attends a special audience for circus artists at the Paul VI Hall on December 1, 2012 in the Vatican City, Vatican. Thousands of Circus professionals, operators of amusement parks and fairs, street performers, artists, and puppeteers, and folk groups gathered in Rome to participate in a two-day pilgrimage organised for travelling performers. The 85-year-old Benedict paid particular attention to a pair of lion cubs that were brought up to him during a greeting with the Pontiff in the Paul the VI Hall. (Photo by Guido MARZILLA/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)