¿Qué pasa con los regalos que recibe el Papa?

Pope Leo XIV has received a wide variety of gifts during his first months as pope, ranging from sports equipment to animals. According to reports from Vatican News and ACI Prensa, these items include a tennis racket, a pizza, a sports jersey, and a thoroughbred horse.

In May 2025, Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner gave the pope a tennis racket during an audience at the Vatican. During that meeting, Sinner also invited the pope to play, an offer the pope jokingly declined to avoid breaking objects in the room. In October 2025, the pope received Proton, a 12 year old Arabian thoroughbred from the Michalski stables in Poland. The horse was moved to the Vatican equestrian center at Castel Gandolfo following its presentation.

Sports-related gifts continue to arrive due to the pope's interest in the subject. In May 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio presented the pope with a small crystal rugby ball. In June, ambassadors from Mexico, the United States, and Canada presented him with an official ball.