Governor Pritzker Meets With Pope Leo XIV At The Vatican

A new pope from the United States

When Catholics around the world welcomed the first American pope, AP reporter Nicole Winfield was on the ground in Vatican City. Here’s what she said: The AP booth in the Vatican press room is tiny, too cramped for two people to work comfortably. But during the conclave, we regularly squeezed in two, three or four people to stare at the live feed of the Sistine Chapel roof to see if the smoke pouring out of the skinny chimney was white or black …

Pritzker and Pope Leo XIV talk 'Operation Midway Blitz' and a Chicago beer honoring the pontiff

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker paid Pope Leo XIV a visit in the Vatican, bearing some beer from the pontiff’s home state and an invitation to come to Chicago.Pritzker announced his audience with the pope on social media early Wednesday and said it was an honor to meet the pontiff, whom he called a “son of Illinois” and an “advocate for the poor and less fortunate.”“Pope Leo XIV’s message of hope, compassion, unity, and peace resonates with Illino…

Illinois Gov. Pritzker meets with Pope Leo XIV in Rome

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker met with Pope Leo XIV in Rome on Wednesday, with the two discussing the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration raids and the governor formally inviting the Illinois-born pontiff back for a visit to his hometown.

Capitol News Illinois | Pritzker discusses immigration crackdown with Pope Leo XIV in Rome

The Pritzkers presented Leo with a series of gifts, including art from an incarcerated woman at Logan Correctional Center, a copy of M.K. Pritzker’s book and a pack of Burning Bush Brewery’s Da Pope American Mild Ale.

Chicago-Brewed 'Da Pope' Beer Now In Pope Leo's Fridge, Thanks To Gov. Pritzker

NORTH CENTER — Pope Leo XIV will get a chance to enjoy a craft beer brewed by a North Center brewery in his honor thanks to Gov. JB Pritzker.  During a visit to the Vatican Wednesday, Pritzker presented Pope Leo with a four-pack of Da Pope, an American mild ale from Chicago’s Burning Bush Brewery, according to a social media post from the Catholic News Service Rome. “We’ll put these in the fridge,” Pope Leo said when he received the beer. "We'l…

Pope Leo just met with Illinois' radically pro-abortion, pro-LGBT Gov. JB Pritzker

It would seem that the Vatican these days is willing to meet with any public figure, no matter how much they oppose the Church's moral and doctrinal teachings.