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Pope Leo XIV He was stunned when a reporter gave him a baseball bat that once belonged to the White Sox great, a very sentimental gift. Chicago native,
CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesey was on the papal plane to Turkey on this day Thank you When he surprised Pope with a bat that once belonged to Hall of Fame second baseman Nellie Fox. Fox played for the Sox in the 1950s, when the 70-year-old pontiff was just a kid.
When the Pope welcomed the Vatican press corps into the plane cabin, Livesay presented Fox’s bat.
“I bring a family legacy,” Livesey told Pope. Video Shared on social media. “It used to be Nellie Fox’s baseball bat. My parents’ generation is from Chicago. It has her initials on the butt of the bat.”
The Pope thanked Livesay for his thoughtful gift, but not without a joke.
“How did you get it through security?” According to an ex, he quipped Post Livesay announces his special exchange.
Livesey explained in the video that his cousin Jim sent him the bat and requested that he give it to Pope.
“I’ve never given a Pope a gift before, but when your cousin sends you a Nellie Fox bat in the mail, you can’t say no. Especially not on Thanksgiving,” Livesey wrote on X.
the Pope is Leo A known White Sox fanIn June, shortly after his election as Pope in May, He made a virtual appearance To share a message of hope with his hometown, on the jumbotron of Rhett Field, the stadium where the White Sox play.
The Pope called on “the youth of the world” to find God in their hearts and “grow in communion” so that they can be beacons of hope in our troubled world.
It seems Pope Leo’s love for the White Sox is mutual even after his birth Honored in a graphic installation At Rate Field, which was unveiled in May.
The installation, which includes an image of Pope Leo waving with a smile on his face, is located on the concourse wall near Section 140, where the Chicago native attended Game 1 of the 2005 World Series. The White Sox won that year over the Houston Astros and became the first World Series champions since 1917. Footage of the Pope at the game went viral shortly after his election.