Francis received the Celtic shirt, which was personalised with his name and the number eleven at the General Audience in Rome on Wednesday.
It came with a handwritten note from Kian McInally - a seven-year-old from Glasgow.
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The Pope was smiling broadly as the shirt was handed over - he's known as a keen football fan but isn't thought to be switching allegiance from his hometown club of San Lorenzo, or the Argentine national team.
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