Pope Leo XIV, known for his love of the Chicago White Sox and tennis, challenges assumptions about his support for Italian ...

Like many who feel a connection with the new pope, Rabbi Joseph Schultz believes his familiarity with sports can help bring ...

Pope Leo XIV blessed the more than 150 cyclists competing in the Giro d’Italia as the three-week race’s final stage began with an unprecedented ride through the Vatican gardens behind St. Peter’s ...

The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican and surrounding Italy concerning the first American pope ...

Napoli president and film producer Aurelio Del Laurentiis presented Leo with a Napoli No. 10 shirt — the same number worn by ...

Napoli soccer team’s midfielder Scott McTominay, left, shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV during a papal private audience with the team in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 ...

The sports loyalties of Pope Leo XIV became a topic of conversation almost as soon as the white smoke emerged from the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. But his brother, John Prevost, set the record ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, vowed Sunday to work for unity so that the Catholic Church becomes a symbol of peace in the world, offering a message of communion ...

Pope Leo XIV appears on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican to bless the crowd below on May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Ethan Menning, 21, from Omaha, Nebraska ...