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Tennis lover Pope Leo XIV holds court with Jannik Sinner
The new pontiff received the Italian tennis star ranked No. 1 in the world by Association of Tennis Professionals in a room near the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall.
Sinner hears Pope Leo's tennis confession
Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner had an audience on Wednesday with the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, himself a keen tennis player, the Vatican said.Sinner was invited to the Vatican along with his ...
Pope Leo, Avid Tennis Fan, Jokes He Won’t Play Jannik Sinner
He’s a tennis fan, and plays regularly. “I consider myself quite the amateur tennis player,” he said back in 2023. “Since leaving Peru, I have had few occas ...
‘We can’t invite Sinner’ — Pope Leo jokes about Sinner ban at charity tennis match — Here’s how Jannik took it
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis fan, joked that Jannik Sinner shouldn’t be invited to a proposed charity match because of his last name. Responding with good humor, Sinner said, “Why do you ...
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Pope Leo XIV is a tennis player. Tsitsipas would be happy to hit some balls with him
ROME — It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected, the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the road from the Vatican. Because tennis is the sport that the first ...
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Students React to Pope Leo XIV: ‘I Hope More People Will Become Catholic’
For Catholic students in the United States, the election of Pope Leo XIV as the first American pope on May 8 filled them with ...