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The first American Pope not only loves baseball — he says he swings a pretty mean tennis racket
Pope Leo XIV gave an initial blessing to the idea of the Vatican Tennis Invitational, wryly adding, “Just don’t bring [Jannik ...
Where Will Pope Leo XIV, Tennis Fan and Possible Liberal, Take Us on His Papal Social Media Journey?
With @pontifex racking up the Instagram follows, Da Pope has fresh opportunity to #bless the timelines (without following his ...
Tennis Fan Pope Leo XIV Meets With Italian Player Jannik Sinner, But 'Refuses' To Play With Him
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Pope meets Sinner: No. 1 player gives tennis fan Pope Leo XIV racket on Italian Open off day
The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during an off day for Sinner at the Italian Open.
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New pope, a tennis fan, meets world’s No. 1 player
Pope Leo XIV speaks with Jannik Sinner, the No. 1 rated tennis player in the world, May 14, during a meeting at the Vatican.
From centre court to Vatican halls: Jannik Sinner meets Pope Leo
Vatican City: Pope Leo XIV has made peace with Jannik Sinner. The world No 1 tennis player visited the newly elected pope on ...
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Daily Dose of Social Media: Jannik Sinner gifts racket to pope Leo, Sabalenka's farewell message after Rome
In a new Daily Dose of Social Media, Jannik Sinner provided the most notable moment of the day with his visit to the new Pope Leo XIV, where the world No. 1 gifted him a racket and shared a ...