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"textContent": "<p>Mayor Brandon Johnson's delegation to Rome this week includes city officials, business leaders and others. Johnson meets Thursday in a private audience with Pope Leo XIV.</p><p>Here's the delegation:</p><p>1. Brandon Johnson - Mayor, City of Chicago<br>2. Max Budovitch - Deputy Mayor, Business and Neighborhood Development, City of Chicago<br>3. Charles Smith - Vice Chair, World Business Chicago; and Chief Executive Officer, CS Insurance Strategies<br>4. Kristopher Anderson - Director, United Airlines<br>5. Martin Cabrera Jr - CEO, Cabrera Capital<br>6. Guy Chipparoni - Chairman of the Board, Choose Chicago; and President & CEO, Res Publica Group<br>7. Melissa Conyears-Ervin - City Treasurer, City of Chicago<br>8. John D’Alessandro - Principal, JLD Consulting Group, LLC<br>9. Joshua Davis - President and CEO, The Will Group<br>10. Stacy Davis Gates - President, Chicago Teachers Union<br>11. Mary Dillon - Former CEO, Foot Locker, Inc.<br>12. Jason Ervin - 28th Ward Alderman, City of Chicago<br>13. Pasquale Gianni - Principal, Gianni Legal and Consulting Services; and Chair, Milan Committee of Chicago Sister Cities International<br>14. Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann - Founder, Mishkan Chicago<br>15. Yusef Jackson - President & CEO, Rainbow Push Coalition<br>16. Charles Johnson - President, SodexoMagic<br>17. Reverend Tanya Lozano Washington - Pastor, Lincoln United Methodist Church; and CEO, Healthy Hood Chicago<br>18. Dr. Robert Manuel, PhD - President, DePaul University<br>19. Tamar Newberger - Chair of Chicago Sister Cities International, World Business Chicago<br>20. Dr. Michael Okińczyc-Cruz, DMin. - Executive Director, Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership<br>21. Julia Ramirez - 12th Ward Alderwoman, City of Chicago<br>22. Nadia Rawlinson - Co-owner & Operating Chairman, Chicago Sky; Board of Directors for Vail Resort, Stanford University Board of Trustees and Harvard Business School Board of Dean's Advisors<br>23. Dr. Mark Reed - President, Loyola University Chicago<br>24. Sheila Regan - Chief Operating Officer, Acclivus<br>25. Lamont Robinson - 4th Ward Alderman, City of Chicago<br>26. Antonio Romanucci - Attorney at Law, Romanucci and Blandin LLC<br>27. Carmen Rossi - CEO, 8 Hospitality<br>28. Reverend Reginald Sharpe Jr. - Senior Pastor, Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church<br>29. Maria Simon - General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago<br>30. Bishop Horace E. Smith, M.D. - Senior Pastor, Apostolic Faith Church; and Pediatric Oncologist & Hematologist, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine<br>31. Phil Stefani - Owner, Phil Stefani Restaurants<br>32. Reverend Stephen Thurston - Pastor, New Covenant Baptist Church<br>33. Jeffrey Torosian - Partner/Co-Chair, US Business Litigation, DLA Piper LLP (US)<br>34. Laura Torosian<br>35. Father Juan Vargas - Associate Pastor, Archdiocese of Chicago - Our Lady of the Rosary<br>36. Angela Tovar, Commissioner, Department of Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer, City of Chicago<br>37. Jason Lee - Senior Advisor to the Mayor, City of Chicago<br>38. Billy Evans - Chief of Faith Engagement, City of Chicago<br>39. Erin Connelly - Communications Director, Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago<br>40. Ashlee Horton - Director of Executive Operations, Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago<br>41. Chris Witschy - Digital Director, City of Chicago<br>42. Vashon Jordan Jr. - Photographer and Creative Director, City of Chicago<br>43. Darius Newsome - Senior Aide, City of Chicago<br>44. Adrienne Tongate - Executive Vice President, Global Strategic Initiatives, World Business Chicago<br>45. Anel Montes Marchan - Vice President, Global Strategic Initiatives, World Business Chicago<br>46. Justus Pugh - ChiForward Portfolio and Partnerships Lead, World Business Chicago</p><div class=\"RichTextSidebarModule Enhancement\" data-module data-align-center><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"module-570000\" name=\"module-570000\"></a> <div class=\"RichTextModule-items RichTextBody\"><h3>Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV</h3><br>The Chicago mayor is visiting Rome this week as part of a multi-faith delegation to the pontiff. Johnson will have a private audience with Leo on Thursday morning Central European time.<br><br><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/26/pope-leo-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-vatican-visit\" >On Vatican trip, Mayor Johnson will laud Pope Leo for his pushback against Trump’s ‘godforsaken’ policies</a><br><br><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/28/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-vatican-visit-pope-leo-faith-spirituality\" >Ahead of meeting Pope Leo, Johnson speaks of ‘evolving’ spirituality, and ‘constantly growing in my faith’</a><br><br><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/27/mayor-brandon-johnson-pope-leo-vatican-visit-reparations-slavery\" >Mayor Johnson will enlist Pope Leo’s support in fight for reparations</a><br><br><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/05/26/chicago-giardiniera-jp-graziano-pope-leo-mayor-johnson\" >Chicago’s giardiniera headed to Pope Leo with Mayor Johnson</a><br><br><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-delegation-trip-visit-pope-leo-xiv-rome\" >Here’s who’s with Mayor Brandon Johnson on his trip to visit Pope Leo XIV in Rome</a><br><br><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/religion/2026/05/25/pope-leo-calls-for-robust-regulation-of-ai-in-manifesto-that-ponders-the-future-of-humanity\" >Pope Leo calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity</a></div> </div><p></p>",
"title": "Here’s who’s with Mayor Brandon Johnson on his trip to visit Pope Leo XIV in Rome",
"updatedAt": "2026-05-28T11:05:42.056Z"
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