Pope Francis encourages forgiveness and love in visit to Verona

The pope also spoke of the ''genius of Shakespeare'' the playwright who set his famous Romeo and Juliet play in Verona.

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00:00 Pope Francis encouraged forgiveness and love on a one-day trip to Verona.

00:06 The head of the Catholic Church met with ministry officials in the medieval Italian town

00:12 and spoke within the Basilica of St Zeno.

00:15 In his sermon, the Pope mentioned the genius of Shakespeare,

00:18 the 16th century playwright that penned Romeo and Juliet, after being inspired by Verona.

00:25 Like the play, Pope Francis encouraged his attendees to sow a love that is stronger than hatred and death.

00:33 [SWOOSH]