Pope Francis is officially a baller -- and he has his very own basketball jersey to prove it.
The pontiff met with Harlem Globetrotters in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, who gifted him a framed jersey with the number 90 and his name, "Pope Francis," written on it.
The basketball entertainers even taught -- or attempted to teach -- the pope how to spin a basketball on his finger.
Pope Francis had sports on his mind again the following day when he spoke in front of athletes, coaches, fans and team owners of the Lazio Sports Society, an Italian athletics association.
“Sometimes it happens that a boy or girl forgets about Mass, catechism because of work-outs and competition. This is not a good sign," the pontiff said, according to Catholic News Service.
But he also encouraged participation in sports as a way of teaching children “self-control, sacrifice and loyalty toward others."
Pope Francis now has a soccer jersey and a basketball jersey with his name on it. We would guess that a football jersey from the Philadelphia Eagles could be next, except that the team will be decidedly out of town when the pope rolls in for a visit in September.
Scroll down for photos of Pope Francis kicking it with the Harlem Globetrotters: