"A children's choir performed for the Pope [in Azerbaijan]," 'Tonight Show' host Jay Leno reported one evening in 2003. "What bigger honor could there be? And as you can see, the Pope is really enjoying himself!"

[Orange County chair Rich Grotty's young son Tyler was once caught on camera yawning during a speech delivered by George W. Bush. David Letterman later aired the clip in a segment entitled "George W. Bush: Invigorating America's Youth."]

[At the turn of the millennium, the Pope hosted a Jubilee Concert for debt relief. A gifted writer and musician, he also produced an album in 1979 (entitled At the Festival of the Sacro Song) which sold over a million copies.]