The time NPR's Sylvia Poggioli came face-to-face with Pope Francis

Then-NPR correspondent Sylvia Poggioli speaks with Pope Francis on a flight from Rome to Havana, on Sept. 19, 2015.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli spent over four decades covering Rome. During her time, she covered the last three popes. But Poggioli shared something special in common with Pope Francis.

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