From challenging Attila the Hun to putting the papacy on film, previous Pope Leos have played a surprising role in world history.

If divine intervention has a place in baseball, then Pope Leo XIV might just be the hottest name in the AL this season. The post After Rangers, Yet Another MLB Team Thanks Pope Leo XIV as Papal Connection Credited for Recent Wins appeared first on EssentiallySports.

On Monday, Vice President JD Vance met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, where he gifted the Chicago-born pope a custom Bears jersey, according to CBS News. It included his name (Pope Leo) and number (naturally, XIV). “Good choice,” he told Vance when he received the jersey.

Popes -- they’re just like us? Not exactly, but you wouldn’t know that by the American fanfare surrounding the newly minted Pope Leo XIV.

An Italian personal trainer has spoken of his shock after learning his client for two years had been elected to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics as Pope.

An eager US visitor to Pope Leo XIV's inauguration Mass could be heard hyping up his baseball team Chicago White Sox as the US born pontiff used popemobile.

This week’s bucket o’ notes also discusses the fluidity of college eligibility, the return of a future Hall of Famer and the Kings’ new general manager.

Pope Leo XIV gave an initial blessing to the idea of the Vatican Tennis Invitational, wryly adding, “Just don’t bring [Jannik] Sinner.”