VATICAN CITY, April 16 (UPI) -- Pope Francis blessed actor Rodrigo Santoro, who will be playing Jesus in the remake of the Charlton Heston film Ben-Hur.
He and co-star Nazanin Boniadi, who is playing Esther, received an audience with the pope on a trip to Vatican City Wednesday. Boniadi shared Instagram photos of the trip, including one of Santoro receiving Pope Francis' blessing.
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