See Pope Leo XIV rocking a Chicago White Sox hat in St. Peter's Square
See Pope Leo XIV rocking a Chicago White Sox hat in St. Peter's Square
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JD Vance gives Pope Leo a special American gift
Pope Leo XIV was given a Bears jersey by Vice President JD Vance at their first official meeting.
During his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square on June 11, noted White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV donned a Chicago cap to take a picture with a newly married couple, the groom also sporting a White Sox hat.
The White Sox's social media accounts were quick to share a photo of the pope wearing the White Sox hat, which he required him to take off his traditional zucchetto skullcap.
Shortly after being announced as the first American-born pope, Leo's brother revealed that "His Holiness," a Chicago native, supports the White Sox rather than the Cubs. Photos of Leo at a 2005 World Series surfaced and it turned out he was on camera in a crowd shot during ninth inning of the Game 1 broadcast.
The club has embraced its most famous fan, putting up a Pope Leo mural at Rate Field, near the section he was sitting during the 2005 World Series. Chicago swept the Houston Astros in that Fall Classic, the club's first championship since 1917.
'He has an open invite to throw out a first pitch,' White Sox executive Brooks Boyer said, per MLB.com. 'Heck, maybe we'll let him get an at-bat.'
Last week, the pope repped his alma mater by putting on Villanova hat for a photo in the Vatican, which was presented to him by members of an Italian American group.
In May, Vice President JD Vance gave Leo a Chicago Bears jersey during a visit.
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