People gather as Pope Francis arrives to pay homage to the statue of the Madonna at the Piazza di Spagna in Rome

People gather as Pope Francis arrives to pay homage to the statue of the Madonna at the Piazza di Spagna in Rome

People gather as Pope Francis arrives to pay homage to the statue of the Madonna at the Piazza di Spagna in Rome December 8, 2014. REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY – Tags: RELIGION)