Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native previously known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, is definitely a White Sox fan. Despite the claims of the Chicago Cubs, it was firmly established in the hours after Leo's election that he rooted for the White Sox growing up,

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

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