CHICAGO (WLS) -- A special Catholic Mass will be held at Chicago's Rate Field to celebrate Pope Leo XIV.
The celebration will include music, film, in-person testimonials and prayers at the home of the Chicago White Sox. A Mass will be held after the event.
The Archdiocese of Chicago said the citywide celebration will be held on Saturday, June 14.
Gates will open at 12:30 p.m., the program will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the Mass will start at 4 p.m.
Pope Leo XIV will offer a special video message to the young people of the world, which will be broadcast first from the event, the archdiocese said.
"This celebration is an extraordinary opportunity for people from the city and beyond to come together in shared pride for one of our own," an archdiocese spokesperson said.
Soon after then-Robert Prevost was elected as the new pope, his White Sox fandom was quickly cleared by his brother.
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A video shows Pope Leo in the crowd at the 2005 World Series game at the Southwest Side ballpark now known as Rate Field, commonly called Sox Park.
Visit www.archchicago.org/popeleoxi for the latest information about tickets and more.