Pope Francis has not been able to enjoy a slice of pizza since being elected as the head of the Catholic church in March 2013 . He laments that he can no longer go out for a quick bite , so one of his loyal supporters brought one to him in the most bizarre circumstance . The pontiff was waving to thousands of supporters in Naples on Saturday when a local restaurant 's chef drove alongside his Popemobile and personally delivered him a pizza . Scroll down for video . Special delivery : A pizza-maker in Naples handed a home-made pie to the pontiff who has complained that he can no longer slip out for a quick slice . Grateful : A smiling Pope Francis who was on a day-trip to the southern-Italian city ( pictured ) accepted the pizza from the Don Ernesto pizzeria . Enzo Cacialli had one of his famous pies on hand as Pope Francis drove by the waterfront of the city revered for its great pizza . His co-worker at the Don Ernesto pizzeria filmed the incredible moment that Mr Cacialli got close enough to hand it directly to the pontiff , as frenzied crowds cheered him on . A smiling Pope Francis accepted the pizza which had 'Il Papa ' - or the Pope - spelled out in dough and topped with cherry tomatoes . Cacialli - whose father made a pizza for former US president Bill Clinton in 1994 - said he was 'full of joy that he accepted a pizza straight from my hands ' . He told Naples ' newspaper Il Mattino that he used yellow tomatoes rather than red to reflect the colours of the Holy See . The heart-warming moment comes shortly after the Pope 's interview with Mexican TV station Televista in which he spoke about his sadness at no longer being able to go out for a pizza . He said : 'The only thing I would like is to go out one day , without being recognised , and go to a pizzeria for a pizza . ' It was not the only treat the pontiff received on his day-trip to Naples . He was also gifted some biscuits and sweets made by cloistered nuns who affectionately mobbed him as he sat in Naples cathedral . Handmade : The man who made the pizza for the Pope spelled out Il Papa - or the Pope - on it with dough and dressed it with yellow cherry tomatoes to resemble the Holy See . Abstainance : The Pope recently gave an interview to Mexican TV station Televista in which he spoke about his sadness at no longer being able to go out for a pizza . Their behaviour was condemned by Naples ' archbishop Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe who made a special dispensation for them to leave the cloister for the papal visit . He did admit that the cookies were very good and he eats them with milk for breakfast every single day . Pope Francis also enjoyed lunch with at least 10 gay , transgender and HIV-positive inmates at a prison in Naples on Saturday . They were among 90 prisoners invited to dine with the pontiff on his day-long trip to southern-Italy . The stop-off at the Giuseppe Salvia Detention Centre in Poggioreale was not originally on his schedule , according to Italian TV station TV 2000 . Breaking bread : On his day-trip to southern-Italy , Pope Francis also had lunch with 90 inmates at a local Naples prison . Invitation only : At least 10 of the inmates who dined with the pontiff at Poggioreale prison were gay , transgender or HIV-positive . Gifts : As well as the pizza , the Pontiff received other treats including some cookies specially made for him by cloistered nuns . But the Pope reportedly insisted on the meal which was prepared by the prisoners themselves . The inmates who dined with the pope were chosen by lottery from around 1,900 , the Vatican Insider website has reported . And it was a very simple and 'frugal ' because the Pope wants to take the time to get to know every prisoner personally , the head of a prison ministry told Vatican Radio . The prison visit formed part of a very busy day for Pope Francis in the Italian city that lies 150 miles south of Rome . Francis began praying at a sanctuary in Pompeii , before holding a string of events which include an outdoor mass and meetings with young people and the sick before heading back to the Vatican this evening .
Francis revealed he has n't enjoyed a slice pizza since being elected Pope . Pizza-maker delivered him a pie while he was on the Popemobile in Naples . Worker at southern-Italy pizzeria wrote Il Papa - the Pope - on it with dough . His father famously gave former US president Bill Clinton a pizza in 1994 . Pope Francis happily accepted the pizza as thousands of people cheered . Pontiff also dined with gay , HIV-positive prisoners in Naples on Saturday .