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Pope Francis hung out with a group of bikers at the Vatican on Wednesday. No, seriously.

He welcomed about 100,000 Harley-Davidson bikers to the Vatican in advance of a planned “Blessing of the Motorbikes.”

The bikers have come to Rome from around the world to celebrate the motorcycle’s 110th anniversary. On Wednesday, organizers presented the Pope with a painting of a Harley-Davidson motorbike and showed off their iconic leather jackets and bikes to him as well.

The highlight of the five-day meeting, which began Wednesday, will be the blessing by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, with about 500,000 in attendance.

Space for 1,400 bikes will be set aside in the pedestrian piazza, and the entire length of Via Della Conciliazione, leading from St. Peter’s Basilica to the River Tiber will be turned into a giant Harley-Davidson bike park.

