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Pope Francis Set To Release A Pop Album This Year

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09.25.15 | 1:23 pm

Pope Francis gestures as he talks with journalists during his flight from Manila to Rome, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Pope Francis flew home Monday after a weeklong trip to Asia, where he called for unity in Sri Lanka aft... Pope Francis gestures as he talks with journalists during his flight from Manila to Rome, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. Pope Francis flew home Monday after a weeklong trip to Asia, where he called for unity in Sri Lanka after a civil war and asked Filipinos to be "missionaries of the faith" in the world's most populous continent after a record crowd joined his final Mass in the Philippine capital. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Cacace, pool) MORE LESS

NEW YORK (AP) — Pope Francis is becoming Pop Star Francis: The religious leader is set to release a pop-rock album.

Believe Digital, the label releasing the album, announced Friday that “Wake Up!” will be available on Nov. 27. The album will feature extracts from Pope Francis’ speeches in various languages, including English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Pope Francis premiered the first single called “Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!” on Rolling Stone’s website on Friday. The album is available for pre-order on iTunes.

The album’s 11 tracks range from pop to rock to Latin sounds. Some of the album’s proceeds will be donated to “a support fund for refugees,” according to a news release.

Pope Francis is currently on a visit to the United States.

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http://popefranciswakeup.believedigital.com/

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chammy says:

September 25, 2015

You go Papa!!
rev says:

September 26, 2015

If that’s his voice speaking and singing on that track, it’s amazing, rich and vibrant and modulated.

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