Carson Daly Recalls Meeting Pope Leo in Rome — and All the ‘Small World’ Moments That Came Before It // TRAIN BRAIN

Carson Daly Recalls Meeting Pope Leo in Rome — and All the ‘Small World’ Moments That Came Before It

Carson Daly and his wife, Siri, traveled to Rome for the Vatican's "Concert with the Poor," led by their friend Michael Bublé. Ten feet away was Pope Leo XIV.
On Dec. 5, Carson Daly joined Michael Bublé for a trip to the Vatican as the singer performed at the Vatican's annual Christmas "Concert With the Poor." You can read Daly's essay for TODAY.com about his experience.

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