Father Jim gifts Pope Francis a Mark Pope jersey

Father Jim gifts Pope Francis a Mark Pope jersey
Published: May 3, 2024 at 4:26 PM EDT

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - UK basketball coach Mark Pope has landed in the Pope’s court.

On Friday, Father Jim Sichko, accompanied by a Kentucky State Trooper, gifted Pope Francis a Mark Pope jersey in Vatican City.

The Pope also signed a bottle of the father’s Papal Willett bourbon made in Kentucky.