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Pope Leo XIV graciously accepts, but doesn't wear, Philadelphia Eagles hat as Philly archbishop visits Vatican
Pope Leo XIV graciously accepted a gifted Philadelphia Eagles hat as a delegation from the City of Brotherly Love met him at the Vatican on Wednesday morning.His Holiness, who reps Chicago, hallowed be the White Sox,
Watch Pope Leo XIV receive box of Chicago pizza in Vatican City
The pizza delivered to Pope Leo in Vatican City appears to be from Illinois-based Aurelio's Pizza, who were quick to take credit. See the delivery.
Pope Leo XIV given taste of home after deep dish pizza brought to Vatican
While riding in the Popemobile ahead of his weekly General Audience at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV receives a surprise box from a hometown pizzeria.
Chicagoans deliver Aurelio's pizza to Pope Leo XIV at Vatican
Some Chicagoans made a special delivery to the first American pope: Aurelio's pizza. Pope Leo XIV, who grew up on Chicago's South Side and south suburbs, was greeting a sea of faithful in St. Peter's Square Wednesday morning for a jubilee youth event when he saw a sign in the crowd. It said, "We have Aurelio's pizza!"
Young Catholics deliver Pope Leo XIV’s favorite Chicago pizza to Vatican
Pope Leo XIV's love for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago pizza is well documented, so much so that a group of young Catholic influencers hatched a plan to deliver the pope's favorite pizza from Chicago to Rome.
Pope Leo XIV receives an Eagles Super Bowl hat from Archbishop Nelson Pérez during meeting
Pope Leo is a big sports fan. He loves the White Sox and the Italian soccer club Roma. Now, he can add some Eagles gear to his memorabilia collection. Archbishop Nelson Pérez gave the Pope a Bird’s Super Bowl hat when he met with the pontiff at the Vatican.
Pope Leo XIV's new Eagles hat came from Philly's Archbishop – here's how it happened.
Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez gave Villanova alum and leader of the Catholic Church Pope Leo XIV an Eagles cap. Perez joins CBS News Philadelphia's Jim Donovan and Janelle Burrell to share the story of how it happened.
Pope Leo didn’t don an Eagles hat he received Wednesday, so we still don’t know whether he’s a fan
Pope Leo XIV is a documented Villanova Wildcats basketball and Chicago White Sox baseball fan, but it is unclear where his football allegiances lie. And a video that surfaced Wednesday doesn’t make that any clearer;
Pope Leo XIV gifted Eagles Super Bowl LIX champs hat at the Vatican
Pope Leo XIV, a well-known White Sox’s fan and leader of the Catholic Church, may also have an affinity for a popular sports franchise in the City of Brotherly Love as he smiled as he accepted a Philadelphia Eagles hat from Philly’s Archbishop Nelson Jesus Pérez and Bishop John McIntyre at the Vatican on the morning of Wednesday,
Chicago native Pope Leo XIV receives Philadelphia Eagles gift celebrating Super Bowl win
Even the most well-known figure in the religious community has a connection to the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Pope gets little slice of home at Vatican City with special delivery of Chicago pizza
A mouth-watering slice of American life arrived special delivery on Wednesday, from Chicago to Rome, where it landed in the ...
Italy OKs Vatican plan to turn Rome field into solar farm to meet Vatican City’s electricity needs
Italy has agreed to a Vatican plan turn a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) plot of land north of Rome into a vast solar farm that ...
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Start of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate brings surge of interest in papal blessings
The surge in blessings reflects enthusiasm over the start of a new pontificate and highlights a traditional practice that ...
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Pope paves way for St. John Henry Newman to be formally named doctor of the Church
St. John Henry Newman – the 19th-century theologian, intellectual and preacher who journeyed from Anglicanism to Catholicism, ...
Pope Leo XIV gets surprise Aurelio's pizza delivery while riding through Saint Peter's Square
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV received a surprise on a ride through Saint Peter's Square in his Pope Mobile Wednesday. The ...
Pope to bestow one of Catholic Church's highest honors on John Henry Newman, an Anglican convert
Pope Leo XIV has decided to declare John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s ...
Pope Leo XIV gets rock star's welcome at Catholic influencer festival
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday received a rock star's welcome at the Vatican's festival of Catholic influencers — priests, nuns and ...
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Pope Leo expresses ‘deep sorrow’ over deadly attack on church in DR Congo
On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV expressed his “deep sorrow” over the deadly attack on the church in the eastern part of the ...