Pope Francis seemed to inadvertently bless the New Orleans Saints — which couldn't come at a better time, as the NFL team just excommunicated their head coach.

Pope Francis appeared to accidentally tout an NFL team in a Tuesday social media post shortly after the squad dismissed its head coach. In a Tuesday morning post on X, the pope encouraged his followers to take lessons from the lives of Catholic “#Saints” — “precious pearls,

The Saints named special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi the club’s interim coach for the final eight games of the season, which is trending toward a fourth straight season witho

tThe New Orleans Saints trade of Marshon Lattimore to the Washington Commanders ... This will be the first matchup between these teams since 2021 when the Saints beat the Washington Football team 33-22 in one of their transition years.

The New Orleans Saints began their rebuild this week, first with the firing of Dennis Allen on Monday and then with the trade of Marshon Lattimore to the Washington Commanders on Tuesday.

The Washington Commanders acquired four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marshon Lattimore from the New Orleans Saints just before the NFL trade deadline.