Pope Leo XIV appears to receive Cubs jersey from Assyrian church leader from Chicago

Mar Awa III gives Leo XIV a Chicago Cubs jersey, rivals of pope’s White Sox

Mar Awa III presents a Chicago Cubs jersey to Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 27, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 29, 2025 / 16:29 pm (CNA). His Holiness Mar Awa III, Catholicos-patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, traveled to Rome this week to participate in a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the Church’s declaration on building relations with non-Christian religions.During his stay in the Eternal …

Mar Awa III Gives Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Cubs Jersey, Rivals of the Pope’s White Sox

Mario Tomassetti Mar Awa III presents a Chicago Cubs jersey to Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 27, 2025. The leader of the Assyrian Church is a fan of the Chicago Cubs, while the Roman Pontiff supports their eternal rivals, the White Sox.

Pope Leo XIV appears to receive Cubs jersey from Assyrian church leader from Chicago

Assyrian church leader Mar Awa III, who is from Chicago, presented Pope Leo XIV with a gift that appeared to be a Chicago Cubs jersey.