Pope Benedict XVI was given the £139 gizmo by staff at Vatican Radio.
It stores 1,000 tracks and his officials have loaded it with his favourites — mostly religious music, plus pieces by Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin.
The Pope, 78, is a pianist and appreciates good music. He has been spotted around the Vatican using his iPod and distinctive white earphones. A spokesman said: “He is very pleased with the iPod.”
NewMexiKen is thinking Benedict’s iPod must have a copy of “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pope.”