New Pope Leo XIV Reportedly a Cubs Fan…Or Not
It’s always a good day when you are no longer a Cardinal, and that goes double for Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago. Now known as Pope Leo XIV — the first pope from the US — following a two-day conclave, the pontiff is apparently a Cubs fan. Perhaps he can put in a good word for the health of the pitching staff for the rest of the season.
ABC News just confirmed he's a Cubs fan https://t.co/cFEJPgxEmm
— Matt Eurich (@MattEurich) May 8, 2025
The next burning question is whether he orders his Italian beef baptized.
Update: ABC News apparently got it wrong.
“He was never, ever a Cubs fan,” John Prevost, the pope’s brother, told WGN. “So I don’t know where that came from. He was always a Sox fan.”
Maybe he converted recently and just didn’t want to tell anyone.
