Pope Leo XIV joined in with fans chanting “White Sox” as he greeted visitors to the Vatican.

A clip from what appears to be St Peter’s Square shows the Pope waving to supporters as he is driven through the crowd.

A group can be heard chanting “White Sox, White Sox!”, the baseball team that the Pope, who is originally from Chicago, supports.

He appears to stop waving to the crowd to pump his hand in the air several times and can be seen joining in with the chants.

Leo is the first American pope, and grew up in Dolton, a suburb on Chicago’s South Side.

Shortly after Pope Leo was elected, his brother John revealed that he supports the White Sox, and the team were quick to shout about his support.

“Hey Chicago, he’s a Sox fan,” the team said of the Pope on a a billboard, paying tribute to him as “the South Side’s very own” before a game last month.