Pope Francis

How cool is Pope Francis? Cool enough to ball with the Harlem Globetrotters.

A guy who owns a pizza joint hands the Pope a pizza AND HE TAKES IT! He ran out into the street as the Popemobile passed by.

As part of his continuing dedication to the poor and homeless of Rome, Pope Francis has authorized the opening of a Vatican barber shop to provide shaves and haircuts for the less fortunate.

Pope Francis confirmed Monday that he plans to visit the United States in 2015. The pontiff was speaking at a Vatican conference on family values, when he announced plans to attend the World Meeting of Families next September.

Pope Francis has lost three relatives in a car crash in Argentina.

Will Pope Francis, and Pope Benedict the XVI get together for a World Cup party? For the first time in history, we have a living ex-pope. His homeland (Germany) will meet the current Pope's national team (Argentina) Sunday in the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Even though he has professed his love for cats, the pope's recent comments might not sit well with animal lovers and those who want to remain childless.

In an unprecedented and historic move, current pontiff Pope Francis will canonize two former popes, John Paul II and John XXIII in a ceremony at the Vatican this weekend.

A new Pope has completed his first year, and has called for healing and unity. Pope Francis has cultivated an image of open mindedness, and accessibility. He appears to have established himself as a man of the people.

I notice, from time-to-time, that some of my friends post links to parody sites on Facebook that are clearly spreading falsehoods.

Pope Francis on Saturday challenged bishops from around the world to get out of their churches and preach, and to have the courage to go to the farthest margins of society to find the faithful.

Pope Francis blessed hogs this past Sunday, but it was the kind that go "vroom, vroom!," not "oink, oink. "Pope Francis will bless those and their fellow four-legged pals in October on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. It was instead biker culture that came to the Vatican on Sunday as Pope Francis blessed thousands of Harley-Davidsons and their riders celebrating the manufact

With all of the Pope-citement over the last few weeks, I have been surfing the internet to find out more about some of the Cardinals, and came across a few interesting articles.

In keeping with the whole "doing it his way" theme, Pope Francis called the newsstand owner in Argentina to cancel his home delivery.

This new pope guy is straying from the straight-and-narrow, bucking some long-standing traditions, and doing things "his way".

It's the face-off no one imagined--or asked for.