Pope Francis Meets the Harlem Globetrotters

The pope even tried out some of the basketball team's tricks.

By
MEREDITH LONGO
May 6, 2015, 12:30 PM ET
4 min read

— -- Pope Francis -- basketball wiz?

The pope mixed it up with some of the Harlem Globetrotters at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

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The Globetrotters even walked Francis through how to spin a basketball on his fingertip.

The basketball entertainers gave him a jersey with the number 90 and his name, "Pope Francis," in a frame.

The Harlem Globetrotters are currently in Italy as part of their 2015 international tour. They will be playing in Italy, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Finland.