The American ballplayer, whose family is of Sicilian origin, drew a broad smile from the Pope today when he gave him a baseball shirt at the end of the general audience.
Piazza is currently traveling in Europe to promote baseball.
Pope Finds a Fan in Mets Catcher Mike Piazza
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 20, 2002 (Zenit.org).- John Paul II received New York Mets baseball catcher Mike Piazza who, overwhelmed, fell to his knees.
