From horse riding to football: Here are sporting interest of Pope Leo XIV

From horse riding to football: Here are sporting interest of Pope Leo XIV

By Moneycontrol Sports Desk | May 10, 2025

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Pope Leo XIV is first American to lead the global Catholic Church.

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He has a wide range of sporting passions according to a senior member of his religious order who has known him for 40 years.

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Formerly known as Father Bob Prevost, he was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday following a conclave that lasted less than 25 hours in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.

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A surprise choice with 66/1 odds, he emerged as the new pontiff and was presented to crowds of worshippers in Rome.

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“He’s a regular tennis player. He would come up and play on our grounds once a week at least,” Father Joseph Farrell, Vicar General of the Augustinians, told Reuters on Friday.

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The 69-year-old Chicago native is an avid supporter of the White Sox baseball team. Additionally, the Vatican’s official news outlet shared an image of him horseback riding in Peru, where he spent many years working as a missionary.

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Pope Leo plays tennis and supports AS Roma, told a senior priest to Reuters.

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