As the world celebrates the election of Pope Leo XIV — the first American to lead the Catholic Church — one lighthearted question has Chicago buzzing: Cubs or Sox?
Born in Bronzeville and raised in the south suburbs of Chicago, Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, grew up in a sports-loving but divided household. His mother was a die-hard Cubs fan from the North Side. His father? A devoted St. Louis Cardinals supporter.
But when it came to choosing a team of his own, young Robert didn’t follow either of them.
