SYDNEY -- Cat-loving Pope Benedict XVI has been given a kitten to
keep him company while he relaxes and plays piano ahead World Youth Day in Australia, church insiders told AFP Monday.
The pontiff, an avid feline fan whose home in Germany is reportedly filled with the animals and is guarded by a cat statue, was given an 11-month-old tabby named Bella by his followers.
The pontiff, an avid feline fan whose home in Germany is reportedly filled with the animals and is guarded by a cat statue, was given an 11-month-old tabby named Bella by his followers.
