Far from home? Spider-Man drops in at the papal audience

VATICAN CITY — A different type of participant dropped in on Pope Francis' general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday: Spiderman.

A man dressed in a full, skin-tight, red, black and blue costume of the comic book character—including head cover—was sitting in a VIP section of the audience in Vatican's San Damaso Courtyard.

He sat quietly next to a priest dressed in black who appeared to be unperturbed by the colorful character with big white eyes in the next seat.

It was not immediately clear why Spider-Man had dropped in. — Reuters