ROME, Sept. 1 -- Freed French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt hugged Pope Benedict XVI on Monday and told him how she was overcome with emotion when she heard him appeal for her freedom on a radio broadcast during her seven years of captivity in the jungle.
Colombia's Betancourt Meets With Pope Benedict
ROME, Sept. 1 -- Freed French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt hugged Pope Benedict XVI on Monday and told him how she was overcome with emotion when she heard him appeal for her freedom on a radio broadcast during her seven years of captivity in the jungle.