Pope Leo XIV Gifted Eagles Super Bowl Hat By Philly Archbishop

PHILADELPHIA, PA — When Villanova graduate Robert Francis Prevost was named Pope Leo XIV, the Philadelphia region cheered with joy.

While he may not be a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan, he is a native Chicagoan after all, he was gifted a ball cap celebrating the Birds' legendary Super Bowl LIX victory recently.

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez Wednesday paid a visit to the Vatican, where he briefly met with his holiness.

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And Perez delivered the Catholic Church's leader a Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl cap.

This isn't the first time Pope Leo XIV was given a hat of a local team with laurels.

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Back in June, he was given a Villanova University hat, and he briefly donned the ball cap during a National Italian American Foundation Meeting at the Vatican.

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