The bird said “papa” (the Italian word for “pope”) when he perched on the pontiff’s hand.
Pope Francis made friends with a parrot named Amore during his general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday.
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The parrot's owner, Francesco "Ghyblj" Lombardi, presented his bird to Pope Francis after the pope blessed his 1-year-old daughter.
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Lombardi said that the bird squawked the word "papa" (the Italian word for "pope") when he stepped onto the pope's hand.
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He told Italian news agency ANSA that Pope Francis called Amore "a beautiful gift from God."
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