Pope Francis administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to a teenage cancer patient last week.
Francis confirmed 16-year-old Giuseppe Chiolo, who had come to the Vatican by ambulance from Florence, in a brief outdoor ceremony.
Mr Chiolo, who is being treated in the oncology ward of a Florence hospital, had written to the Pope asking to meet him.
The teenager was given his wish, and the sacrament, on Saturday before Francis joined about 30,000 people for a special Year of Mercy general audience in St Peter’s Square.
