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Pope Leo XIV keeps his sports strooting interest close to his west, but the two teams in his hometown seem to have already found up.
Robert Prevost was chosen to take up the papal seat on Thursday, the second day of the papal Conclave’s considerations. He is the first pope from the US
The new pope turns 70 this year on September 14 and is native to Chicago, who participated in Villanova – much to the pleasure of New York Knicks fans as their biggest stars are former wildcats.
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A general view of Jumbotron before a game between Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field. (Patrick Gorski-usa Today Sports)
So Pope Leo XIV’s College Rooting Interest doesn’t have to question. It is also safe to assume that he can root for the bears, bulls and blackhawks.
However, the city of Chicago has two MLB teams: Cubs and White Sox. So it’s back to see where his true root fortress interest lies.
However, both teams have made the bold claim that he is a fan of them.
A priest in Chicago said the pope is a Cubs fan, but his own brother said otherwise, according to the video that Sox sent.
An apparent photo has also been revealed by the Pope, participating in the World Series in 2005 between White Sox and Houston Astros.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost from the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on May 8, 2025. (Reuters/Guglielmo Mangiapane)
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Leo XIV was first brought to the Vatican by Pope Francis to serve as a prefect for Dicastery for Bishop’s Bishop’s in January 2023, which is one of the most important positions in the Catholic Church, as the veterinary bishop nominations issued globally.
Francis then raised him to the position of Cardinal in September 2023.
It was reported that Leo was close to the line of Francis’s teachings as the leader of the Catholic Church, especially when it came to his positions on the environment, sought out to the poor and migrants and opens Catholic Church to embrace more followers.
In 2015, Leo got his Peruvian citizenship, where he remained until he was moved to the Vatican in 2023.
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost from the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on May 8, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapan/Reuters)
During his last years in Peru, Leo also served as Vice President of the Permanent Council for the Peruvian Bishop Conference from 2018 to 2023, which probably helped him secure his role as a prefect for the Dicasteriet for bishopes under Francis.
