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Pope Leo XIV: Sports Bridge Peace, Tennis with Sinner

6/3/2026

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Pope Leo XIV, elected last year, released a video urging sports to serve as a bridge for peace and dialogue.
He holds weekly tennis sessions with top-ranked player Jannik Sinner and his secretary Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga at the Castel Gandolfo retreat.
Rev. Rob Hagan of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova said the habit illustrates the order’s focus on regular practice, interior life and physical stamina.

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Pope Leo XIV, elected last year, released a video urging sports to serve as a bridge for peace and dialogue.
He holds weekly tennis sessions with top-ranked player Jannik Sinner and his secretary Monsignor Edgard Iván Rimaycuna Inga at the Castel Gandolfo retreat.
Rev. Rob Hagan of the Augustinian Province of St. Thomas of Villanova said the habit illustrates the order’s focus on regular practice, interior life and physical stamina.