Pope Francis surprises shantytown residents [VIDEO] By Catholic News Service - Feb 9, 2015 Pope Francis made a surprise stop at a shantytown on his way to visit a Rome parish Feb. 8. Share this:TweetEmail RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR FEATURED Joy, tradition and a call to live in God’s goodness, love, and blessedness as Dolan becomes diocese’s fifth bishop FEATURED Archbishop decries Biden executive order, ‘continued promotion of abortion’ FEATURED In Nicaragua, police besiege a defiant bishop who calls out their ‘chaos’ FEATURED 24 members of Congress write Biden about Jesuit murders, Mexico violence FEATURED Pope advances sainthood causes, including priest killed in Ukraine