The Pope Francis Puffer Photo Was Real in Our Hearts

Pope Francis, the 86-year-old leader of the Catholic Church, is an unconventionally laidback dresser. He has habitually eschewed the sacred red slippers and ermine trim of his predecessors. In 2017, Vatican tailors and cobblers who’d been dressing popes for generations told the Catholic news site Crux that Francis’ understated style—his preference for what one might call “papal athleisure”—was throwing them for a loop. So when an image of Pope Francis dressed in a Jet-Puffed, winter-white, ankle-length hooded down jacket went viral over the weekend, it was understandable that many people thought it was real. A silver cross hung down to… Read Full Article