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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis met with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, vice chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, at the Vatican to discuss climate change.
Sánchez posted photos of the meeting at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the residence where Pope Francis lives, in an Instagram post Aug. 15, saying that the pope’s “wisdom, warmth, and humor were deeply touching.”
“He reminded us not to take life too seriously, a simple yet powerful reminder to keep lightness in our hearts,” she wrote.
The meeting was not listed on the pope’s official agenda nor publicized through the Vatican’s media channels.
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Sánchez posted photos of the meeting at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the residence where Pope Francis lives, in an Instagram post Aug. 15, saying that the pope’s “wisdom, warmth, and humor were deeply touching.”
“He reminded us not to take life too seriously, a simple yet powerful reminder to keep lightness in our hearts,” she wrote.
The meeting was not listed on the pope’s official agenda nor publicized through the Vatican’s media channels.
A shared commitment to climate action
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What did Pope Francis and Jeff Bezos discuss today?
Lauren Sánchez posted photos of the meeting at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the residence where Pope Francis lives, in an Instagram post Aug. 15, saying that the pope's "wisdom, warmth, and humor were deeply touching."
