In the first such ceremony on a papal flight, Pope Francis performed a wedding for a steward and stewardess while flying between two Chilean cities on Thursday. “’Yes of course,’ we said.”The pope performed the brief ceremony in the front of the plane. An improvised marriage certificate was signed by the pope, the couple, Mr Cueto and a bishop who was on the plane. But never has a pope married somebody on a flight,” she said. Ms Podest told reporters and the pope that the couple had met on a flight when she was his boss, adding: “I am still his boss.”–Reuters and Guardian

Source: The Irish Times January 18, 2018 13:52 UTC