Sean Spicer finally lived his dream of meeting Pope Francis

Sometimes dreams really do come true.
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Sean Spicer finally lived his dream of meeting Pope Francis
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer briefs members of the media during a daily briefing at the White House July 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Olivier Douliery (Photo credit should read OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP/Getty Images) Credit: AFP/Getty Images

Perhaps -- amidst violence in Charlottesville, threats of nuclear war, and catastrophic Houston flooding -- you haven't given much thought to Sean Spicer's post-White House life.

Well, here's a brief update: He finally met the Pope.

This development is a long time coming for the former White House press secretary, who famously did not meet Pope Francis while at the Vatican with his former boss earlier this year.

Spicer is Catholic and, as a source told CNN in May, a meeting with His Holiness was "all he wanted."

But this week, while in Italy for an International Catholic Legislators Network meeting, Spicer got his wish, per America magazine.

And there are photos!

(He's on the right, snapping photos.)

This has been your monthly Spicer dispatch.

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