A volunteer (2nd R) and some homeless people talk with a Swiss guard before entering the Vatican March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Max Rossi
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis made a surprise personal visit to 150 homeless people on a special tour of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, in the latest nod to his vision of creating a church for the poor.
Francis greeted the visitors in the chapel where he was elected pope during a private viewing of its ceiling frescoes painted by Michelangelo more than 500 years ago.
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