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Pope Leo XIV Gifted Chicago White Sox Pope Hat
The team gifted the Chicago-born pontiff a custom mitre after fans received 38,113 White Sox pope hats at Rate Field.
- On Thursday, the Chicago White Sox posted a photo of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican posing with a custom White Sox-branded mitre, the ceremonial hat worn by Catholic pontiffs.
- Pope Leo has long supported the team, attending Game 1 of the 2005 World Series; his brother, John, clarified the pontiff's allegiance to the South Side franchise shortly after Leo's May 2025 election.
- Earlier this month, the White Sox celebrated their famous fan at Rate Field by distributing 40,000 "pope hats" to attendees; Rev. Tom McCarthy, who presented the gift box Wednesday, confirmed Leo enjoyed the gesture.
- A photo of the Pope holding the hat has been viewed more than 700,000 times on X; McCarthy noted Leo expressed disappointment that the team lost their recent game 5-4 to the Cincinnati Reds.
- With fewer than 30 games remaining, the White Sox remain in first place in the American League Central Division despite losing more than 100 games in each of the last three seasons.
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The White Sox team wanted to thank the Pope for his support to the Chicago-born baseball team by offering him a symbolic gift at the end of August. The Pope is a great sports lover. A particular field has conquered his heart: baseball. Born in Chicago, Leon XIV obviously supports the team from which he comes, the White Sox. He presented himself last year at the Vatican with a cap to the band logo. A sizeable support that the athletes wanted to t…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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