STORY: Justice Samuel Alito, a conservative member of the U.S. Supreme Court, along with his wife, Martha Bomgardner, greeted Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of a papal audience at the Vatican on Saturday (September 20).

The ceremony in St Peter's Square was part of the Jubilee of Justice, an event dedicated to judges, prosecutors, magistrates, lawyers and legal professionals during the Catholic Holy Year.

Alito and Bomgardner had the opportunity to shake hands with the pontiff at the end of the audience, which they attended from the front rows reserved for authorities.

The Holy Year, which normally occurs every 25 years, was inaugurated by the late Pope Francis on December 24, 2024, and will run through January 6, 2026.

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SHOWS: VATICAN CITY (SEPTEMBER 20, 2025) (VATICAN MEDIA - Access all)

1. U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, SAMUEL ALITO, AND HIS WIFE, MARTHA BOMGARDNER, SITTING IN ST PETER’S SQUARE BEFORE PAPAL AUDIENCE

2. POPE LEO ARRIVING IN ST PETER’S SQUARE ON POPEMOBILE

3. AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING ALITO, APPLAUDING POPE

4. TOP VIEW OF ST PETER’S SQUARE

5. POPE SPEAKING

6. AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING ALITO, LISTENING TO POPE

7. PEOPLE APPLAUDING IN ST PETER’S SQUARE

8. ALITO AND BOMGARDNER SHAKING HANDS WITH POPE