Chicago’s Captain and Chicago’s Pope are now officially connected. During Saturday’s pregame ceremony celebrating the 20-year-anniversary of the 2005 White Sox World Series championship, Paul Konerko, ...

White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series championship run — a jersey signed by noted Chicago fan Pope Leo XIV.

Cardinal Cupich presented Paul Konerko with a jersey signed by Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope and a White Sox fan who attended the 2005 World Series.

Erick Fedde, who started 21 games for the historically bad 2024 White Sox, joked that Pope Leo XIV maybe "had to pray a few times watching us.” ...

Chicago White Sox players walk on the field as the scoreboard honors Pope Leo XIV before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins Friday, May 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks) ...

The Chicago White Sox honors Pope Leo XIV on the scoreboard before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 8, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks) ...

There's a mural of Pope Leo XIV at the White Sox's park, near where he sat for Game 1 of the 2005 World Series. Yeah, the Chicago native once known as Father Bob is a fan.

Robert Prevost became the first pope from the US in the history of the Catholic Church when he was elected May 8. The Chicago-born missionary, who took the name Leo XIV, is a White Sox fan.

Chicago White Sox players walk on the field as the scoreboard honors Pope Leo XIV before a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Friday, May 8, 2025, in Chicago.

The pope has been spotted in sportswear — and this time it isn’t AI. Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the ...

The pope has been spotted in sportswear — and this time it isn’t AI. Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the ...

The pope has been spotted in sportswear — and this time it isn’t AI. Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and the first American pope, wore a White Sox baseball cap during a public appearance at the ...