Ambassador Brian Burch Gives Pope Leo XIV Signed Caleb Williams Bears Jersey
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Updated · WLS-TV · Jul 5
Ambassador Brian Burch Gives Pope Leo XIV Signed Caleb Williams Bears Jersey
3 articles · Updated · WLS-TV · Jul 5
Summary
Brian Burch, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, presented Pope Leo XIV with an autographed Chicago Bears jersey signed by quarterback Caleb Williams.
The gift played to the pope’s well-known Chicago sports loyalty, turning the Bears jersey into a personal gesture rather than a formal diplomatic item.
ABC7 recently also reported that former White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski gave Leo a baseball from the White Sox’s 2005 World Series run, underscoring the pontiff’s ties to Chicago teams.