For Christian actor Chris Pratt, the conversation began with prayer.
During an October 20 appearance on NBC’s “TODAY,” Pratt opened up about his private meeting with Pope Leo XIV and the questions he brought to their brief conversation.
“He’s awesome. He’s great,” Pratt said when asked about the Holy Father.
After the interviewer, Carson Daly, noted that the pope seemed “very American,” Pratt responded warmly.
“Yeah. Yeah, he’s an American dude. It was amazing,” he said. “I think he’s a fantastic man.”“I Asked Him How I Could Pray for Him”
Pratt said he had the opportunity for a private audience with Pope Leo XIV and spoke with him for half an hour.
When Daly asked what he said during that encounter, the actor described two questions: one about praying for the Holy Father, and another about sharing Christ’s love while remaining faithful to the Gospel.
“I asked him how I could pray for him, and then I asked him a question about sort of grace on the fringes and how do you bring love to people while also sticking to the words of the Gospel.” Pratt said.“And he just gave me the most amazing answers.”
Pratt did not share the pope’s specific responses in the exchange, but his
