Pope Leo spins a basketball with the Harlem Globetrotters

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nbcnews on April 8th, 2026 at 15:41 UTC »

Pope Leo XIV meets with members of the Harlem Globetrotters at the end of the weekly audience in the Vatican on April 8, 2026. (Simone Risoluti / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP via Getty Images)

KindnessComesBack2U on April 8th, 2026 at 16:46 UTC »

Dude is from Chicago. You know he can ball.

elfy4eva on April 8th, 2026 at 16:55 UTC »

Leo, you can talk trash. You can handle the ball.

But look in your heart and ask yourself, are you funky enough to be a Globetrotter?