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Angelina Jolie (L-R), cast member Miyavi, his wife Melody Ishihara and Brad Pitt attend the world premiere of Jolie's film ''Unbroken'' at the State Theatre in Sydney November 17, 2014.

Hollywood actress and producer Angelina Jolie arrived in Rome on Wednesday with daughters Zahara, 9, and Shiloh, 8, amid speculation that she will meet the Pope this week.

Sources say Jolie and husband Brad Pitt will meet Pope Francis in a "VIP meet-and-greet at the Vatican" while they are in town.

The paparazzi were on hand as the trio arrived at the Ciampino airport with their bodyguards this afternoon, and entered an awaiting black SUV. According to UsWeekly, Jolie's head of security flew out earlier to conduct a security check prior to the family's arrival.

It is unclear if Pitt is already in Rome or will arrive at a later date.

The 51-year-old leading man was raised in the Southern Baptist faith, but does not consider himself a Christian.

"I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion," he told TheHollywood Reporterin a 2012 interview. "I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism."

Jolie, 39, rarely discusses her faith in interviews, but appeared to lean towards atheism in 2000 when asked if there is a God.

"For some people," she told A.V. Club. "I hope so, for them. For the people who believe in it, I hope so. There doesn't need to be a God for me. There's something in people that's spiritual, that's godlike.

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Angelina Jolie touches down in Rome amid speculation she will meet Pope Francis