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

Pope Leo XIV waves to the Vatican crowd upon his election. | Francesco Sforza - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images

Thursday brought good news and bad news for the Chicago White Sox. The bad news is they lost 10–0 to the Kansas City Royals. The good news is they have the most famous man on Earth in their corner.

When Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV Thursday, his brother John took great pains to dispel early rumors that he was a fan of the Chicago Cubs. John told WGN that the pope is a lifelong Chicago White Sox backer, having spent much of his early life on the South Side.

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