Far from home? Spider-Man drops in at the papal audience

Pope Francis meets Spider-Man, who presents him with a mask at the end of his weekly general audience with a limited number of faithful in the San Damaso Courtyard at the Vatican on June 23, 2021. The masked man works with sick children in hospitals. - AP/Andrew Medichini

VATICAN CITY (Reuters): A different type of participant dropped in on Pope Francis' general audience at the here on Wednesday (June 23) – none other then your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man.

A man dressed in a full, skin-tight, red, black and blue costume of the comic book character – including head cover – was sitting in a VIP section of the audience in Vatican's San Damaso Courtyard.