The Chicago roots of Pope Leo XIV have been well-documented ever since the 69-year-old Prevost was somewhat unexpectedly elected at the 2025 papal conclave, succeeding the late Pop Francis, who ...

During a meeting on Wednesday at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV received a hat of his alma mater, Villanova, from the National Italian American Foundation.

Marcel and Ann Muñoz were decked out with their three kids in shirts reading, "Da Pope" when they went to see Pope Leo XIV ...

Father Tom Haffey in Butte called Pope Francis a “breath of fresh air” who embraced the poor and others and simplified the papacy. Father Patrick Beretta, parish priest at Butte Catholic ...

The first American pope, Leo XIV, has already been seen in Chicago White Sox paraphernalia. When the Fox Sports camera panned to the crowd during the ninth inning of its broadcast of Game 1 of the ...

The pope is a Chicago White Sox fan. Pope Leo XIV rocked a hat with the South Siders’ logo at the Vatican on Wednesday, quieting any conversation of which Chicago team he supports.

Pope Leo XIV (C) reacts wearing a Chicago White Sox baseball team cap as he meets newly wedded couples during the weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican on June 11, 2025.

Many people assume the Pope’s pointed hat has some hidden or mysterious origins, but its real history is even more fascinating. Tracing back to medieval Christian traditions and an unexpected ...