New Pope wears a White Sox hat at Vatican
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He is the first American pope and he took Pope Leo XIV as his papal name. Soon thereafter, it was confirmed Provest is a White Sox fan, not a Cubs fan as the other Chicago team initially claimed. He was even spotted in the crowd of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series.
As the Chicago White Sox honor Pope Leo XIV with an outdoor Mass on Saturday, his 2005 World Series seat has become a pilgrimage site for the faithful.
The Daily Mail is reporting that Trump thinks that the date for the papal celebration was chosen in order to upstage his own birthday gala. But Catholic officials said that the date of the Leo event was merely a coincidence.