A holy home run: Pope Leo is White Sox fan

An amateur tennis player, the new pontiff is, in spite of himself, at the heart of a quarrel between the two baseball clubs in his hometown, Chicago. Everyone claims to have him as a supporter.

With Pope Leo XIV in their corner, White Sox begin anew vs. Marlins

Wins have been hard to come by for the Chicago White Sox, but the organization was able to celebrate with hordes of South Siders when new Pope Leo XIV was confirmed as a lifelong fan by his brother on Thursday.

Photo Of Pope Leo XIV At The World Series Is Going Viral

Top 10 MLB Stars Of The Steroid Era (2:02) Well, we have confirmation now: Pope Leo XIV is not only a Chicago White Sox fan, he's a dedicated fan to boot.In the hours since he was formally elected the first-ever American pope, media outlets have been working nonstop to learn about the man previously known as Robert Prevost.One of the first things they uncovered was that the Chicago-born pope was a White Sox fan growing up. Despite rumors that he…

How White Sox Fan ‘Bob’ Beat the Odds to Become First US Pope

He was known just as Bob, a White Sox fan from the South Side of Chicago. Now a mild-mannered cardinal with a minimal social media footprint has become the first American pope in history.

Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan

For decades, long-suffering Chicago White Sox fans grumbled that it would take divine intervention for their baseball team to succeed. Now they have the holiest of supporters in their corner: Pope Leo XIV. Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who on Thursday was elected pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, has been a longtime fan of one of his two hometown baseball franchises. Initially it appeared that both Chicago teams wer…

Chicago Newspaper Finds Photo of Pope Leo XIV at White Sox World Series Game in 2005

The Supreme Pontiff seems to have crossed paths with Paul Konerko and friends.