The New Orleans Saints received a blessing from Pope Francis amid a seven-game losing streak that led to the firing of head coach Dennis Allen and trade of cornerback Marshon Lattimore

The New Orleans Saints have had a pretty disappointing season so far with two wins and seven losses. It seemingly would take a miracle or some sort of divine intervention to turn their fortunes around this year.

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.

In honor of All Saints' Day, Pope Franchise posted an uplifting message on social media. However, that message accidentally included a hashtag for the New Orleans Saints. During the NFL season, all 32 teams have a hashtag that includes their respective logo.

The Saints have lost seven straight, including Sunday’s 23-22 defeat against the Carolina Panthers. That was the straw that broke the camel’s back as the New Orleans Saints would go on to fire head coach Dennis Allen. Pope Francis may have accidentally blessed the team after that move.

The New Orleans Saints unexpectedly received a blessing from the Pope ahead of their game against the Panthers.

Halloween comes from the original name “All Hallows Eve,” which is the day before All Saints Day that honors martyrs and saints – those who were hallowed, or deemed holy – a tradition begun by the Roman Catholic church in the early medieval period.

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,