Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago, presented Konerko a jersey with the new pontiff’s signature on the back ...

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

They're partying like it's 2005 on the South Side. The White Sox are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 2005 World Series title all weekend long, and one of their players got a special gift ...

White Sox great Paul Konerko got a jersey signed by Pope Leo XIV in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 championship ...

The connection to Pope Leo XIV means more to Guillén because of his deep ties to the White Sox, as a player and manager, and because of his established roots in Chicago, his adopted hometown.

Pope Leo XIV fully embraced the White Sox this week by wearing the MLB team’s hat during an appearance at the Vatican on Wednesday.

Pope Leo, in his inaugural speech, indicated his commitment to “building bridges.” On this sunny day in June, this was exactly what he was doing.