After becoming the head of the catholic Church in 2013, Pope Francis overhauled the salary system that Popes were attuned to.

The leaves are brewed into an herbal tea, traditionally inside a mate gourd. It tastes earthy, bitter and a bit like green tea. STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS BY SUBSCRIBING TO MORNING REPOR ...

You drink mate from a shared hollow gourd (called mate in Spanish) with a metal straw. The flavour of brewed yerba is strongly herbal. Some consider the flavour to be very agreeable, although it ...

- Pope Francis drinks from a mate gourd, a traditional South American cup, upon his arrival for his weekly general audience ...

Brewed traditionally in a mate gourd and drunk through a metal straw, yerba mate has an earthy, slightly bitter flavor. It has been used for centuries for its stimulating properties and health ...

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Pope Francis drinks from a mate gourd at the end of his weekly general audience, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on April 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew ...