India, May 9 -- After Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope on Thursday, his MLB loyalties came into question with several fans wondering if Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago Cubs or Chicago White Sox fan. Well, his brother has made the big revelation now.

Speaking to WGN on Thursday, Prevost's brother John said: "He was never, ever a Cubs fan. So I don't know where that came from. He was always a Sox fan." However, not everyone in the household agrees with him. John further revealed that their mother was a Cubs fan and their father was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Holy Name Cathedral's rector, Father Gregory Sakowicz, told the Associated Press that the new pope's announcement coincided with sunrise in Chicago. H...