Pope greets U.S. defense secretary following general audience

January 16, 2013

(Romereports.com) (-VIDEO ONLY-) On his week-long tour through European capitals, U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stopped at the Vatican to meet Benedict XVI.   

Panetta sat in the front row of Paul VI Hall for the duration of the weekly general audience. After, he was escorted to the stage to meet the Pope. 

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