Pittsburgh Steelers' Terrible Towel makes appearance at election of Pope Leo XIV

All eyes were on The Vatican on Thursday, as the election of a new Pope was announced, and there was a Pittsburgh Steelers Terrible Towel in attendance.

The conclave announced its decision was American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Prevost is the first American-born Pope.

During the broadcast, Tony Dokoupil of CBS News reported that one of the women in attendance at the event actually brought her Terrible Towel.

"There was even a woman from Pittsburgh who had, if you're a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, the Terrible Towel, the yellow towel they wave at football games," Dokoupil reported. "She held that up and wanted a picture."

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As if that wasn't awesome enough, there's a photo of someone else waving the Terrible Towel at the Pope's coronation.

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In all seriousness, just when you thought you've seen the Terrible Towel in every odd place imaginable, there it is at Vatican City during what is a huge moment in world history. The legend grows.

Prevost is from Illinois, so the new Pontiff won't be a Steelers fan. There are differing reports about his allegiances between the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, but we can assume he's a Bears fan since they're the only team in town.

The Bears are actually one of the Steelers' road opponents for the 2025 campaign, so if there's any kind of honoring of Pope Leo XIV at Soldier Field, there's a chance the Steelers could be in attendance. We'll know when that Steelers-Bears matchup takes place on May 14.

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