Pope Francis has a rock album? Listen to his first Papal single

Pope Francis has been called a rock star among religious leaders and soon that will be true literally, with the pontiff out soon with an album.

Extracts from speeches that Pope Francis has made from the day he was elected March 13, 2013, through early this year, a lot of them in Italian and Spanish, but also some in English and Portuguese, are set to music from composers who include Giorgio Kriegsch, Tony Pagliuca, Mite Balduzzi, Giuseppe Dati, Lorenzo Piscopo and Dino Doni.

“As in the past, for this album too, I tried to be strongly faithful to the pastoral and personality of Pope Francis: the Pope of dialogue, open doors, hospitality”, he told Rolling Stone.

With his comments promoting environmentalism and denouncing the excesses of consumer capitalism, Pope Francis has built up quite a bit of “cool cred” since he took on the big hat in 2013.

The album’s 11 tracks range from pop to rock to Latin sounds. “Forward!” has just been revealed, according to Rolling Stone.

The Argentinean-born Pope is noted and loved for his humility and his humble approach towards humanity has touched a nation of all creeds. After speaking to the Congress yesterday, he gave a much-anticipated Mass to a crowd of 20,000 people at New York City’s Madison Square Garden today.