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Video Surfaces of Pope Leo XIV on White Sox World Series Broadcast in 2005

Pope Leo XIV alongside other White Sox fans at Game 1 of the 2005 World Series | Screengrab via FOX and @JoeBinder / @SoxOn35th on X/Twitter

Pope Leo XIV, the new Supreme Pontiff previously known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, is the first American pope. Not only that—the Chicago native is a baseball fan. His brother John quickly squashed Cubs-fan rumors, telling WGN the new pope is a White Sox backer.

Then, the Chicago Sun-Times obtained a photo of the future Pope Leo XIV at the 2005 World Series between the White Sox and the Houston Astros. And now, even better—he made the Fox broadcast as he attended Game 1 of the '05 Fall Classic. You can see the clip here, which surfaced Friday thanks to some digging by Joe Binder of Sox On 35th:

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