Pope Francis got a fancy new sombrero on his trip to Mexico

Pope Francis got a fancy new sombrero on his trip to Mexico

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Pope Francis was given a sombrero on Friday while he flew from Rome to México City.

The pope, who is making his 12th trip abroad, delighted journalists traveling aboard the papal plane when he placed it atop his head and smiled for the cameras.

Journalists on board were quick with their smartphones to take photos of the pontiff who shall henceforth be known as #SombreroPope.

The traditional hat was given to the pope by Mexican TV correspondent Valentina Alazraki, who the Catholic News Service describes as “the journalist who has done the most papal trips.” It’s actually a thing Alazraki does — she gave similar hats to St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, too.

The hat features the pope, his coat of arms and Our Lady of Guadalupe, an image of the Virgin Mary as seen in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in México City.

Pope Francis has said his deepest desire for his trip to Mexico is to simply pray before the shrine. Speaking to reporters en route to his first stop in Havana, Cuba, Francis said he knew that the Virgin is beloved to Catholics and even those who are not.

“The most scientific study says this is something of God. This is what I’ll tell the Mexicans, even those who say ‘I’m atheist but I’m a Guadalupeño.’ — Then he corrected himself: “Some Mexicans. Not all are atheists.”

Francis arrives in Mexico Friday night and he’s due to celebrate Mass in the Basilica of Guadalupe on Saturday evening. The trip to Mexico lasts through Wednesday.

OK. Enough talking. Let’s look at some popes in a sombreros.

Pope Francis rocks his new sombrero

Pope Francis Sombero

Pope Francis’ sombrero falls off as he tries on a sombrero while meeting journalists aboard his flight to Havana Feb. 12.

IMAGE: CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARING

Pope Francis Vert

Pope Francis tries on a sombrero bearing an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe while meeting journalists aboard his flight to Havana Feb. 12.

Pope Francis

Pope Francis wears a traditional Mexican sombrero hat he received as a gift by a Mexican journalist aboard the plane during the flight from Rome to Habana, Cuba, on his way to a week-long trip to Mexico, Friday, Feb. 12, 2016.

IMAGE: ALESSANDRO DI MEO/POOL PHOTO VIA AP/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pope Sombrero Side

Pope Francis tries on a sombrero while meeting journalists aboard his flight to Havana Feb. 12.

Pope Benedict shows off his new hat

Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI wears a sombrero in Leon, Mexico on March 25, 2012.

IMAGE: OSSERVATORE ROMANO/AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Pope Benedict Sombrero

Pope Benedict XVI waves from the popemobile wearing a Mexican sombrero as he arrives to give a Mass in Bicentennial Park near Silao, Mexico, Sunday March 25, 2012.

Pope John Paul II rocks his sombrero

John Paul II

In this April 11, 1979 file photo, Pope John Paul II wears a typical Sombrero “Charro” he was given by a member of the band from Monterrey, Mexico’s Boy’s Town, which performed for the Pontiff in St. Peter’s Square during general audience.

IMAGE: AP PHOTO, FILE/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II tries on a sombrero, the traditional Mexican hat, during his 22 January flight to Mexico City.

Source:Mashable

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