- May 21, 2026
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Does the Pope wear a Bear jersey?
He now can, if he wants to.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has sent a signed jersey to Pope Leo XIV. Leo, born as Robert Francis Prevost, is a Chicago native. And, given that there's only one NFL team in town, it's safe to say he's a Bears fan.
As noted by the @Bearsszn account on Twitter, the Leo gift may also be a leak. The white jersey isn't the usual Bears' blue-numbered, striped-sleeves road option. The orange-numbered, stripe-free shirt looks to be a sneak preview of the Bears upcoming Rivalries uniform.
This year, the teams of the NFC North and an AFC South are due to get the four-year, eight-teams-at-a-time Nikefied enhancement (supposedly) to a team's available collection of game gear.
Leo has gotten his before anyone else. It's just another one of the perks of being the Holy See, along with the inflammability.
He now can, if he wants to.
Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has sent a signed jersey to Pope Leo XIV. Leo, born as Robert Francis Prevost, is a Chicago native. And, given that there's only one NFL team in town, it's safe to say he's a Bears fan.
As noted by the @Bearsszn account on Twitter, the Leo gift may also be a leak. The white jersey isn't the usual Bears' blue-numbered, striped-sleeves road option. The orange-numbered, stripe-free shirt looks to be a sneak preview of the Bears upcoming Rivalries uniform.
This year, the teams of the NFC North and an AFC South are due to get the four-year, eight-teams-at-a-time Nikefied enhancement (supposedly) to a team's available collection of game gear.
Leo has gotten his before anyone else. It's just another one of the perks of being the Holy See, along with the inflammability.