Sports·Posted on May 23, 2013Pope Francis Blesses The Boston CelticsPope Francis was given a Celtics jersey with the No. 1 and "The Pope" written on the back at an audience yesterday.by Ellie HallBuzzFeed News ReporterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Boston Celtics minority owner James Pallotta presented Pope Francis with a personalized Celtics jersey at the Vatican Wednesday. The jersey's pretty amazing. Seriously. Pallota is the president of soccer team AS Roma, who will play rival team SS Lazio in the Italian Cup final this weekend.