Pope Francis has revealed that he has not watched television for 25 years after making a promise to the Virgin Mary. The Pope told the Argentinian newspaper La Voz del Pueblo that he does not even watch the matches of his beloved football team, San Lorenzo de Almagro, back in Buenos Aires, but gets a member of the Swiss Guard to update him on results and league-table positions. He said he had made the promise to the Virgin of Carmen on the night of 15 July 1990, just a week after his national team lost to West Germany in the World Cup final. But the Pope said there was no particular reason for his promise, he simply decided: “It’s not for me.”Francis also revealed he does not surf the internet and reads only one newspaper, for 10 minutes in the morning after waking up at