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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 appoints new director of the Vatican Observatory
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed astronomer Father Richard Anthony D’Souza, SJ, as the new director of the Vatican Observatory.
Philly archbishop gifts Eagles Super Bowl cap to Pope Leo XIV
Philadelphia's Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez gave Pope Leo XIV an Eagles hat while visiting the Vatican on Wednesday.
Pope Leo gave away a gifted Eagles hat. Where do his football allegiances lie?
Philadelphia’s Archbishop Nelson Pérez gifted the leader of the Catholic Church the Eagles hat during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday.
Pope Leo XIV's new Eagles hat came from Philly's Archbishop – here's how it happened.
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 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 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.

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Chicagoans deliver Aurelio's pizza to Pope Leo XIV at Vatican

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 ...
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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 ...

Pope gets a slice of home at Vatican City with a special delivery of Chicago pizza

A mouth-watering slice of American life arrived via special delivery from Chicago to Rome on Wednesday, landing in the ...
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Pope Leo XIV to Jubilee of Youth: ‘Your Voices Will Be Heard to the Ends of the Earth’

Let us hope that all of you will always be a sign of hope for the whole world,' said the Holy Father, this time speaking in ...

Pope Leo XIV surprises Catholic youth festival with unexpected popemobile salute

Pope Leo XIV has surprised tens of thousands of young Catholics by showing up unexpectedly at a Holy Year welcome ceremony.

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV addresses youth with heartfelt message amid growing global crisis: 'Never stop believing in a better world'

"Clameurs!" translates to "clamors," a direct allusion to Pope Francis' groundbreaking 2015 papal encyclical Laudato Si', a ...

Pope Leo XIV condemns brutal machete attack that killed 49 Christians during prayer in DR Congo

Pope Leo and the U.N. condemned the attack by Islamic State-linked extremists that killed 49 Christians in a church in the ...