The Great Pope Fight of 2025 continued between the White Sox and Cubs over Pope Leo XIV’s favorite Chicago baseball team.

It was initially reported that the new pope was a Cubs fan, but his brother corrected the record in an interview with WGN-TV.

John Prevost explained that he and Robert's mother was a Cubs supporter, while his father rooted for the Cardinals. "Our ...

Since Robert Prevost is a Chicago native, baseball fans were eager to learn which baseball team the new pontiff supports.

Pope Leo XIV, now the successor of St. Peter, leads the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church in a sacred role that few others ...

John Prevost, Pope Leo's older brother, confirmed his MLB allegiance in multiple interviews, putting to rest the debate ...

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Both franchises pounced on signs that the next leader was one of them.

Who will the Chicago Cubs start in place of the injured Shota Imanaga this weekend in New York? And Miguel Vargas has reached ...

Sox fans jumped on the news, posting tweets that the Cubs’ claim was premature. If it’s true he’s a Sox fan, Pope Leo XIV ...

"He's Sox, and then the radio announced Cubs, and that's not true," said the pope's older brother, John Prevost.

Almost immediately after Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost's election as Pope, the question emerged: is the pontiff a fan ...