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The minute sports fans found out there was a new American pope and he\u2019d been born in Chicago, every American sports fan had one thought: was he a Cubs or White Sox<\/a> fan?<\/p>\n

Soon, news emerged that he was a White Sox fan \u2014 not without a false report, however, that he was a Cubs fan \u2014 and shortly thereafter footage emerged that not only was the newly christened Pope Leo XIV<\/a> a fan, he\u2019d been in the stands for the 2005 World Series, which the White Sox won in a series sweep.<\/p>\n

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Pope Leo, born Robert Prevost, was elected as pope in May of 2025 and then one month later it was announced that my Vanderbilt law school friend and classmate Justin Ishbia was buying the Chicago White Sox.<\/p>\n

The two of us were chatting about fun ways Justin could introduce himself to Chicago sports fans and I tossed out an idea \u2014 we should travel to the Vatican and invite Pope Leo to throw out the first pitch at a planned new White Sox stadium.<\/p>\n

After all, Pope Leo was a big enough White Sox fan that he\u2019d attended the World Series 20 years ago<\/a> as a fan in the crowd. Sure, he\u2019s the pope now, but deep down he, like all of us, is a diehard sports fan.<\/p>\n

We were both convinced the idea was a good one, but it presented a challenge: how do you get a meeting with the pope to invite him to throw out the first pitch?<\/p>\n

POPE LEO XIV CALLS OUT CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION AMID LATEST MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN AFRICAN NATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not like you can just call the Vatican and ask to speak to the pope\u2019s people.<\/p>\n

Ultimately we hit on our answer: Vatican ambassador Brian Burch, who lived in Chicago with his family prior to his confirmation as ambassador.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Ambassador Burch loved the idea and, this morning in Vatican City, Justin and his wife Kristen met the pope, delivered a team autographed 2005 White Sox World Series replica jersey, and conveyed the first pitch invitation to Pope Leo, who said yes so long as his schedule permits. (It turns out the pope is kind of busy).<\/p>\n

So, the result, as many of you have likely seen on social media already, is an awesome one \u2014 the first ever American-born pope will hopefully be throwing out the first pitch in a new Chicago White Sox stadium, which will potentially mark the first time the pope has visited Chicago since 1979.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s hope it\u2019s a strike.<\/p>\n

And that Pope Leo can help return the magic of the 2005 season for White Sox fans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/pope-leo-xiv-receives-invite-throw-out-first-pitch-white-sox-new-stadium <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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