‘Superhero’ in Spider-Man outfit meets Pope at Vatican

Pope Francis meets ‘Spider-Man’ at his weekly audience at the Vatican (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Pope Francis shared the limelight with a member of the public dressed as Spider-Man during a gathering at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Twenty-eight-year-old Matteo Villardita – who dons the comic-book and movie superhero outfit to cheer up children he visits in hospital – was among the public lined up in rows during the pontiff’s weekly audience.