Pope Leo meets with Chicago's far-left mayor, George Floyd's family lawyer at the Vatican

Pope Leo XIV met with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and a delegation including George Floyd family lawyer Antonio Romanucci at the Vatican. Johnson presented gifts from Chicago, including a Cubs hat which Pope Leo declined to wear, and extended an invitation for the Pope to officiate a Holy Mass in Grant Park in 2027. The delegation included political and community leaders, and Johnson highlighted a 1979 papal visit to Chicago.