What sport does the new Pope love. Leon XIV: “I can hardly wait to come back on the ground”
The new Pope Leon XIV, former cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, in the Balcony of Saint Peter in the Vatican, May 8, 2025. Photo: ANP, ANP / Alamy / Profimedia
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, became the first American leader of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday. The new Pontiff, Leon XIV, says he is a tennis fan, writes Le Figaro.
While Pope Francis was a big fan of football and declared himself a supporter of the Argentine Club San Lorenzo, his successor is a fan of tennis.
In an interview given at the time when he was Cardinal, the new Pope, originally from Chicago, stated the following: “I consider myself an amateur tennis player.”
“Since I left Peru, I have had few opportunities to train, so I can hardly wait to come back on the ground,” he said, quoted by News.ro.
