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.

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV received a surprise on a ride through Saint Peter's Square in his Pope Mobile Wednesday. The pope was given a box of pizza, straight from his hometown of the Chicago area. Pope Leo has said that it's his favorite spot, and was photographed at the pizza shop less than a year ago, when he was a cardinal.

During his general audience Wednesday, several people in the Vatican crowd handed the pope a slice of the classic suburban Chicago pizza. The pope, and his security guards, were all smiles over the gift.

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Pope Leo started his Wednesday morning (July 30) with an unexpected culinary delight: a box of Chicago pizza delivered straight from the Windy City.

The pontiff received a box of pizza from his hometown of Chicago while greeting crowds in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Leo XIV was surprised with a pizza delivery right inside Saint Peter’s Square during a Popemobile ride. Check out the gift of food to him.