Bears fan gifts Pope Leo XIV the only shirt he'll ever need

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Hamilton Porter

Jul 23, 2025

Okay, this is perfect:

Pope Leo XIV is from Chicago, so this is honestly the best gift ever!

A little context for you from WGN:

A Chicago family vacationing in Rome surprised the Vatican's new pope with a Chicago Bears-themed gift Sunday.

The Muñoz family met Pope Leo XIV after mass Sunday at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Pancras in Albano — think of the town as a southern suburb to Rome. The Muñozes gifted him a ‘Da Pope' T-shirt, which is a spinoff of the popular nickname for Chicago's NFL team, ‘Da Bears,' which originated from the Superfans sketch on Saturday Night Live.

Here's the Superfans:

Now, Pope Leo XIV, please bless Da Bears with at least a .500 season, will ya?!


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