“American Idol’s” Kelly Clarkson sang the classic hymn Ave Maria for Pope Benedict XVI during his visit to Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, NY last Saturday. His Holiness looks like he enjoyed it, smiling a number of times throughout the performance. But maybe he was just hoping she’d break out into “Since U Been Gone.”
Watch the performance below.

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