Photos of Dogs Dressed Up Like the Pope

Now that the Pope’s visit to DC is in full swing, we decided to take a look at how locals (and a few people in Philly) are celebrating.

But this being DC, where dogs are prized possessions and the thought of a “Barks and Blazers” dog happy hour is totally believable, it’s no surprise that Washingtonians wanted to get their four-legged friends in on the fun.

In honor of Pope Francis’s trip to America, Instagram users have been uploading photos of their pup dressed up as His Holiness with the hashtag #PopeDog. Here are some of our favorites.

Think your dog needs some papal paraphernalia? A Holy Hound Dog Costume can be purchased here, here, and here.

#popeindc #popeinusa #pope #professor #stinky #pete the #dog We had our own visit from the pope here in #windsor

A photo posted by Christine Walters (@liveartlondon) on Sep 23, 2015 at 9:48am PDT

Pup Francis looks disappointed there weren’t more squirrels on the South Lawn #dogs #dogstagram #dogsofinstagram #popefrancis #popeindc

A photo posted by Poochflix (@poochflix) on Sep 23, 2015 at 9:32am PDT

“Pup Francis” is visiting the U.S. for the first time! #popeinus #popeindc #popeinnyc #popeinphilly

A photo posted by St. Pius Youth Ministry (@stpiusym) on Sep 23, 2015 at 9:18am PDT

#babsthedog #thepope #popedog #dogsofinstagram @meep08

A photo posted by @colincissne on Sep 21, 2015 at 4:52pm PDT

Pope Walden I wishes you a happy popecation, DC #pugpope #popecation #dc #popeindc #pug #pope #pugoftheday #pugsofinstagram #pugstagram #dogsofinstagram #dogpope

A photo posted by Izzy (@dizzykids) on Sep 23, 2015 at 9:51am PDT

The Pope has arrived a few days early! #popeapalooza #popepocalypse #popedog

A photo posted by Kate Kedziora (@katekedz) on Sep 20, 2015 at 2:49pm PDT

#ThePopeisComing #PopeFrancis #Pope #popedog #Philly

A photo posted by J Reid (@j_reid123) on Sep 20, 2015 at 8:17am PDT

Caroline Cunningham

Associate Editor

Caroline Cunningham joined Washingtonian in 2014 after moving to the DC area from Cincinnati, where she interned and freelanced for Cincinnati Magazine and worked in content marketing. She currently resides in College Park.