'A Great Experience': Illinois Mayors Meet with Pope Leo in Rome

'A great experience': Illinois mayors meet with Pope Leo in Rome

"I have to keep remembering just the experience itself. It was such a great experience."

‘A regular neighborhood guy’: Suburban mayors talk White Sox with Pope Leo XIV during trip to the Vatican

A delegation of Illinois mayors say they experienced a number of “pinch me” moments during their trip to the Vatican this week, marked by a 45-minute private audience with native son Pope Leo XIV.Yes, they were meeting with the head of the Catholic Church at the start of Holy Week — the holiest of all weeks on the church calendar.But the visit was also taking place at the start of the baseball season, so the White Sox were a natural topic of con…