The Pope got gifted one Pokémon card, signed another, and thought it was all a great laugh: 'He began showing it off to the guards'

Pope Leo XIV is a pontiff of firsts: He's the first American Pope, his love for Wordle makes him the first gamer Pope, he's the first Pope to declare war on AI, and now he's the first Pope in human history to both own and have signed a Pokémon card.

Yeah, I wasn't expecting that one either. The holy surprising news came courtesy of a reddit post from user ReptileCake, who was one of a group of folk from the Diocese of Copenhagen, Denmark, attending a Jubilee Year celebration event in the UK (first spotted by Polygon).