Pope Leo XIV sports Chicago White Sox hat at the Vatican
If anyone still had a single doubt about where the Pope's allegiance lies between Chicago's two bastions of baseball, that debate was put rest.
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White smoke rose from the Sistine Chapel chimney last month to signify a new pope had been elected and now a White Sox hat has confirmed the first American pontiff's baseball allegiance.
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Pope Leo XIV, the Chicago-bred pontiff, was seen sporting a Chicago White Sox hat on Wednesday as he greeted people at the Vatican.
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Among those he met were a bride and groom who also appeared to be fans of the AL Central ball club.
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Robert Francis Prevost became the first-ever American pope in early May, succeeding Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 after a lengthy battle with double pneumonia.
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After he was chosen as the new leader of the Catholic church last month, it was initially reported that the Pope Leo was a Cubs fan.
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Congratulations to Pope Leo XIV! pic.twitter.com/s02yDDegQd
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 8, 2025
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But that news quickly was refuted by the Pope's own brother, as well as some resurfaced video footage.
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'He was never ever a Cubs fan, so I don't know where that came from,' John Prevost told local Chicago station WGN TV. 'He was always a Sox fan. Our mother was a Cubs fan. I don't know, maybe that clued in there and our dad was a Cardinals fan, so I don't know where all that came from.
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The Cubs claimed Pope Leo XIV was a Cubs fan.
Sox fans found receipts of him attending Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.
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— Barstool Chicago (@barstoolchicago) May 9, 2025
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