{"id":27222,"date":"2025-10-29T21:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/nieuws\/mar-awa-iii-gives-pope-leo-xiv-a-chicago-cubs-jersey-rivals-of-the-popes-white-sox\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:40:56","slug":"mar-awa-iii-gives-pope-leo-xiv-a-chicago-cubs-jersey-rivals-of-the-popes-white-sox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecatholic.nl\/en\/news\/mar-awa-iii-gives-pope-leo-xiv-a-chicago-cubs-jersey-rivals-of-the-popes-white-sox\/","title":{"rendered":"Mar Awa III gives Pope Leo XIV a Chicago Cubs jersey, rivals of the pope\u2019s White Sox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>  <span>Mar Awa III presents a Chicago Cubs jersey to Pope Leo XIV on Oct. 27, 2025. \/ Credit: Vatican Media<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 29, 2025 \/ 16:29 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n<p>His Holiness Mar Awa III, Catholicos-patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East, traveled to Rome this week to participate in a ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vatican.va\/archive\/hist_councils\/ii_vatican_council\/documents\/vat-ii_decl_19641128_nostra-aetate_en.html\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>Nostra Aetate<\/em>,<\/a> the Church\u2019s declaration on building relations with non-Christian religions.<\/p>\n<p>During his stay in the Eternal City, Mar Awa III, born David Royel to Assyrian immigrant parents, met Oct. 27 with Pope Leo XIV in a private audience. The two share the same hometown of Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, the pope <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aciprensa.com\/noticias\/118525\/papa-leon-xiv-propone-la-sinodalidad-como-camino-hacia-comunion-con-la-iglesia-asiria-de-oriente\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">urged the two churches to seek \u201cfull communion,<\/a>\u201d\u00a0proposing synodality as the path to achieving it.<\/p>\n<p>However, it seems that this communion does not extend to the realm of sports.<\/p>\n<p>The leader of the Assyrian Church is a fan of the Chicago Cubs, while the Roman pontiff supports their eternal rivals, the White Sox.<\/p>\n<p>In his luggage, Mar Awa III made sure to include a Cubs jersey, which he presented to Pope Leo XIV as a gift at the end of his audience at the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p>During the gift exchange, the Cubs fan wore a satisfied smile, while the Holy Father, with an expression of resignation, held up the dark blue jersey with the name \u201cLeo\u201d and the number 14 printed in red.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mar Awa III posted a photo of the moment on his Instagram profile, where he wrote: \u201cDuring the exchange of gifts, I presented the pope with a customized Cubs jersey and hat (in honor of all our North Side Chicagoans). Needless to say, the pope loved the gift,\u201c he recounted with evident irony.<\/p>\n<div class=\"instagram-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"null\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQT_CV8kcXu\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;ig_rid=a6bb15e3-0cb2-44d6-a3ff-79764b414877\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><p>null<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"drag-handle\" data-drag-handle=\"true\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pope Leo XIV has demonstrated his love for baseball on several occasions. During one of his usual tours through St. Peter\u2019s Square in the popemobile before a general audience, he surprised onlookers <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KcYMorHfEBA\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">by spontaneously joining a group of pilgrims in chanting \u201cWhite Sox!\u201d<\/a>, making it clear which team he supports.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago\u2019s North Side Cubs have annually played the city\u2019s South Side White Sox in the interleague \u201cCrosstown Classic.\u201d As of July of this year, the Cubs have an all-time edge of 77-75 over the White Sox since the series began, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/2025-crosstown-classic-cubs-5-161136053.html?guccounter=1&#038;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&#038;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAI2a31rrl5emXuZs3Z_jtEEiBXVsFEwXL-pj82GYsLMQ-QTuwsAgNbaJKKA_5EPovl7J17F5MpHjfgQPSoeljYLFJfVn_KShQ-jOyAmI2yYVTSU8dZ-k6FhUqqpRnTL45otGwEogIAKud59IcVqgkDxC5Iq8nzASgcRQjKX06aUd\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Yahoo News reported.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This story <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aciprensa.com\/noticias\/118607\/mar-awa-iii-reta-a-leon-xiv-con-una-camiseta-de-los-chicago-cubs-rivales-de-su-equipo\" target=\"null\" class=\"null\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>was first published<\/em><\/a><em> by ACI Prensa, CNA\u2019s Spanish-language news partner. 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