Pope Leo XIV has apparently made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, ...

With @pontifex racking up the Instagram follows, Da Pope has fresh opportunity to #bless the timelines (without following his ...

World No. 1 tennis star Jannik Sinner visited Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and offered to play, during ...

Pope Leo XIV speaks with Jannik Sinner, the No. 1 rated tennis player in the world, May 14, during a meeting at the Vatican.

The Italian Open crowd has had plenty of local success to celebrate over the last week-and-a-half, with Jannik Sinner and ...

Pope Leo XIV gave an initial blessing to the idea of the Vatican Tennis Invitational, wryly adding, “Just don’t bring [Jannik ...

The pontiff received Jannik Sinner in a private audience, who gave him his racket. The Pope's passion for tennis is well ...

He’s a tennis fan, and plays regularly. “I consider myself quite the amateur tennis player,” he said back in 2023. “Since ...

Jannik Sinner was invited to the Vatican along with his parents and a delegation from the Italian Tennis Federation.

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ROME — It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected, the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the ...