Pope Francis was given a sombrero on Friday while he flew from Rome to México City.
The pope, who is making his 12th trip abroad, delighted journalists traveling aboard the papal plane when he placed it atop his head and smiled for the cameras.
Journalists on board were quick with their smartphones to take photos of the pontiff who shall henceforth be known as #SombreroPope.
The traditional hat was given to the pope by Mexican TV correspondent Valentina Alazraki, who the Catholic News Service describes as "the journalist who has done the most papal trips." It's actually a thing Alazraki does -- she gave similar hats to St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, too.
The hat features the pope, his coat of arms and Our Lady of Guadalupe, an image of the Virgin Mary as seen in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in México City.
Dentro de unos minutos le regalaré este hermoso sombrero al papa pic.twitter.com/IrDs3qtu6f— Valentina Alazraki (@valealazraki) February 12, 2016
Pope Francis has said his deepest desire for his trip to Mexico is to simply pray before the shrine. Speaking to reporters en route to his first stop in Havana, Cuba, Francis said he knew that the Virgin is beloved to Catholics and even those who are not.
"The most scientific study says this is something of God. This is what I'll tell the Mexicans, even those who say 'I'm atheist but I'm a Guadalupeño.' — Then he corrected himself: "Some Mexicans. Not all are atheists."
Francis arrives in Mexico Friday night and he's due to celebrate Mass in the Basilica of Guadalupe on Saturday evening. The trip to Mexico lasts through Wednesday.
OK. Enough talking. Let's look at some popes in a sombreros.
Pope Francis rocks his new sombrero
Ready. #PapaEnMex pic.twitter.com/PMIg0iYo7u— Cindy Wooden (@Cindy_Wooden) February 12, 2016
Pope Benedict shows off his new hat
Pope John Paul II rocks his sombrero
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Pope-JP.jpg" caption="In this April 11, 1979 file photo, Pope John Paul II wears a typical Sombrero "Charro" he was given by a member of the band from Monterrey, Mexico's Boy's Town, which performed for the Pontiff in St. Peter's Square during general audience." credit="AP Photo, file" alt="John Paul II"]
