Angelina Jolie has flown to Italy to meet Pope Francis.

The duo's head of security is said to have arrived in the city to begin preparations for their arrival a few days ago.

A source close to the couple, who consider themselves non-religious, told Us Weekly magazine that the 39-year-old beauty and the 51-year-old actor both "admire the Pope" and "like the Pope's message."

Pope Francis has been praised for being more tolerant than his predecessors. When asked about views on homosexuality last year, he said: "If someone is gay and he searches for the Lord and has goodwill, who am I to judge?"

'Fury' star Brad was raised a Baptist, but previously admitted he didn't "have a great relationship with religion."

He said: "I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism."

But Angelina recently revealed she is very spiritual.

She said: "I don't know if there's a name for that - religion or faith - just that there's something greater than all of us, and it's uniting and beautiful."