New Pope Leo XIV is from Chicago. So, naturally, the Internet was flooded Thursday with jokes about the Bulls and Bears. They made fun of Chicago having a Pope before a 4,000-yard passer for the Bears.

The elevation of Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost to pope earlier this month has been a point of pride for Chicagoland parishes, including in the north suburbs of Morton Grove, Park Ridge,

Thursday’s election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago marks the first time ever that an American has held the prestigious seat. And with that has come questions about whether this could bring new life to a Chicago sports scene that desperately needs some kind of a jolt.