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  "textContent": "<p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>But the visit was also taking place at the start of the baseball season, so the White Sox were a natural topic of conversation with the team’s best known fan.</p><p>“I asked him, hopefully he can help out the White Sox,” said Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens, “and he said, ‘Well, they could use a few more wins,’ and I said, ‘Well, they got the right guy here.’”</p><p>Elmwood Park Mayor Angelo “Skip” Saviano brought with him a print from White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf of the pontiff’s appearance — via video message — during a special Mass last June at Rate Field.</p><p>For more on this story, please visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://www.dailyherald.com/20260402/news/a-regular-neighborhood-guy-suburban-mayors-talk-white-sox-with-pope-leo-xiv-during-trip-to-the-va/\" target=\"_blank\" >DailyHerald.com</a>.<br></p>",
  "title": "‘A regular neighborhood guy’: Suburban mayors talk White Sox with Pope Leo XIV during trip to the Vatican",
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