An image of Pope Leo XIV sits on a video board above the outfield before the Chicago White Sox play the Seattle Mariners at Rate Field on Monday, May 19, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune ...

Pope Leo XIV wore a Chicago White Sox cap during an appearance at the Vatican, in a nod to his longtime fandom. White Sox ...

Sometimes, you just have to support your team while you're at work. So, it's a good thing that a baseball hat works with ...

Supporters of Pope Leo XIV gathered Saturday, not in a cathedral or a church, but a baseball stadium the pope once frequented years as Robert Francis Prevost.

The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox.

The Chicago Sun-Times dug up a photo of Pope Leo XIV in the stands during the 2005 World Series at U.S. Cellular Field, wearing a white pinstripe Sox jersey and chatting on the phone.

The White Sox are 13-17 since May 8, when Robert Prevost become Pope Leo XIV. That doesn't sound great, but consider this: they were 10-28 before their boy became the head of the Catholic church.

However, the brother of the new pope clarified that Leo is in fact a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan. Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images ...

T he Chicago White Sox have one of the most popular fans in the world in Pope Leo XIV. The new leader of the Catholic church made his sports fandom abundantly clear with his recent move.

The debate began when Pope Leo XIV was named the 268th pope Thursday. Is he a Chicago Cubs or White Sox fan? Both teams were quick to claim him, but his brother confirmed he's a South Side White ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, so that naturally begs the question what sports team the new pontiff roots for. ... White Sox troll Cubs over Pope Leo XIV.