Nuns Miss Pope's New Year's Phone Call

A group of nuns in Spain got quite the New Year's surprise when they checked their answering machine and realized they had missed a call from the pope. Leaving a message for them in Spanish, Pope Francis asked jokingly, "What are the nuns doing that they can't answer the phone?" The recording was obtained by Spanish media. In it the pope goes on to say, "This is Pope Francis. I wanted to offer you greetings for the end of the year. Maybe I'll try to call again...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - samedi 4 janvier 2014