Chicago's Archbishop Blase Cupich visited him at the Vatican on Tuesday, where he gave him a cap and a signed baseball.
The Archbishop is in Rome for a week of prayer and ministry.
News of the @Cubs win reached all the way to the #Vatican! @Pontifex can now celebrate with us and he asks for our prayers! #FlytheW pic.twitter.com/09t3Jhtsax
— Archbishop Cupich (@ArchbishopBlase) November 15, 2016
The Chicago Cubs won the World Series, baseball's highest accolade, earlier this month after 108 years without the title.
They beat Cleveland Indians 4-3, having been down 3-1.
