Pope Francis, Boy Bond as Tot Takes Stage During Pontiff's Speech (Video)

A little boy in a yellow shirt upstaged Pope Francis over the weekend when he jumped onstage in St. Peter's Square to hug the pontiff and then wouldn't leave.

It happened Saturday as the pope heard from Catholic families and gave a speech in St. Peter's Square. A little boy who had reportedly been seated with other children on the side of the stage ran up to Francis, hugged him, sat in his pope chair, and then just hung out.

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At one point, as one parishioner walked forward to shake hands with the pope, the boy stepped between them as if to protect his new friend. Later on, he grabbed a young girl's hand and led her over the Francis, as if he had a special "in" with the man.

Cardinals and security personnel tried a few times to walk the boy off the stage but he refused.

RAW VIDEO: A little boy steals the spotlight from Pope Francis when he wanders on stage as the pontiff speaks: http://t.co/7qu5paGPcx

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 30, 2013

Love. Kid runs on stage during @Pontifex speech, hugs him, Pope sits him on his chair to continue the speech. pic.twitter.com/zxghWLpwtb

— PEG (@pegobry) October 29, 2013

We’re asking you to caption this photo tonight. This cute boy photo bombed Pope Francis! http://t.co/Q8BQW3zsNq pic.twitter.com/pw37JokEBq

— Lin Sue Cooney (@lcooney12news) October 31, 2013

This boy wandered on stage to hang out with the Pope http://t.co/VJPhJASs5I pic.twitter.com/b5Io1rTY27

— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) October 30, 2013

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