Father Jim Sichko of the Diocese of Lexington presented Pope Francis with a Mark Pope Kentucky jersey during a visit to the ...

A Mark Pope Kentucky basketball jersey found its way into the hand of Pope Francis thanks to a Lexington Catholic priest.

What number did Mark Pope wear? Pope played for Kentucky from 1994 to 1996, but the gifted jersey wasn’t from that era and it ...

Blue got into Vatican City, and, as a result, Kentucky may have a very important new fan. Father Jim Sichko, a priest of the Diocese of Lexington, was in Vatican City for meetings and presented Pope ...

Father Jim Sichko said he makes a trip to the Vatican every six months, and he said “it’s always a challenge” to figure out ...

Pope Francis presided over a forum for peace Saturday during a visit to Verona, home to the warring Montague and Capulet ...

Before he traveled to the Vatican this week, a Catholic priest asked University of Kentucky president Eli Capilouto for a ...

Mark Pope, the new Kentucky basketball head coach, is in a tough position following John Calipari.While the end of the Calipari era likely left many Wildcats fans with a bitter taste in their ...

Is Pope Francis a Kentucky basketball fan? Time will only tell for the pope on that front — but he at least is now an official owner of a Mark Pope Kentucky basketball jersey. During a visit to ...

Mark Pope's hiring as Kentucky's new head basketball coach has now reached Vatican City. Father Jim Sichko, a Lexington-based priest, presented Pope ...