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

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

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Italy's newly crowned Serie A champions Napoli to the Vatican on Tuesday, joking about his own soccer ...

Who does the pope support? Doubts over Leo’s football club during audience with Napoli - Napoli clinched its fourth Serie A ...

The link between the papacy and the sporting world looks set to continue under Pope Leo XIV. The media quickly noted that soccer aficionado Francis had been succeeded by an amateur tennis player ...

Pope Francis, Leo’s predecessor, was from Argentina and was a card-carrying supporter of Buenos Aires soccer club San Lorenzo. Napoli clinched its fourth Serie A title following a 2-0 win over ...