An AP photographer takes a picture of the head of the Catholic Church

Associated Press photographer Andrew Medichini has covered the Vatican and three popes for 27 years. He has been snapping images of the head of the Catholic Church for more than a decade. Medichinis has captured images of papal pomp at the Vatican, three of the popes and the Vatican.

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