“We prayed together.” The yellow jersey bears the inscription “Athletica Vaticana”. The sports team is made up of Vatican citizens and employees, their immediate families, and young African migrants.
It was only last weekend that Messi was back on the pitch in Paris St. Germain’s 4-0 win after surviving the corona infection. French Prime Minister Jean Castex brought the Pope a shirt signed by Messi (34) when he visited the Vatican.
