“But this pope changed things for me.”

“What he said was, ‘I want to laugh more.

This is a legacy that has legs,” she said.

The View, Pope Francis waves from the Popemobile on his way to attend the Via Crucis on Copacabana Beach during World Youth Day celebrations on July 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Pope Francis meets with Whoopi Goldberg during an audience with artists from the world of humour at the Apostolic Palace on June 14, 2024 in Vatican City

Pope Francis meets with Whoopi Goldberg during an audience with artists from the world of humour at the Apostolic Palace on June 14, 2024 in Vatican City

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