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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T16:38:49.810Z",
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  "textContent": "<p>Here are the gifts that Mayor Brandon Johnson and his delegation presented Thursday to Pope Leo XIV. (Descriptions provided by the city.)<br></p><ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\" id=\"rte-aa7ae242-5ab0-11f1-a491-f5c3c0c4eda8\"><li>Johnson personally presented Leo with a key to the city of Chicago and an invitation to <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/28/pope-leo-grant-park-mass-invite-brandon-johnson\" >return home and deliver mass in Grant Park</a>.</li><li>Chicago White Sox hat with the Italian flag and J.P. Graziano giardinara, two hot and two mild, from ownership</li><li>An \"Immigrants Make America Greater\" hat from Chicago Sister Cities International program</li><li>The pope’s parents' diplomas from DePaul University from President Robert Manuel</li><li>Pope Leo Cubs Jersey and two Cubs hats from the Cubs organization</li><li>Chicago flag, Chicago White Sox hat with the Italian flag, Chicago tote bag and ceremonial Chicago street sign from the city of Chicago</li><li>Honey from the Chicago Cultural Center roof from DCASE</li><li>Brass tray with the Chicago lakefront etchings, three Chicago flag field notes, a World Business Chicago tote bag from the city of Chicago and World Business Chicago</li><li>(2) “Everything Dope, Including the Pope, Comes from Chicago” T-shirts from Sherman “Dilla” Thomas</li><li>Cornerstones book and a poster of stained glass from M.A.A.F.A Redemption Project Church and the Rev. Dr. Marshall E. Hatch Sr.</li><li>Letters from parishioners at St. Benedict the African in Englewood, written by a 5-year-old, a 9-year-old and their mom with expressions of gratitude for his leadership</li><li>Frango mints from Catholic Charities</li><li>Hat and jersey from Chicago Sky</li><li>Hat from DePaul University</li><li>Letters from families of detained immigrants</li><li>Hat from Loyola University</li><li>\"Bloodworks\" by Bishop Horace Smith, MD</li><li>United Airlines plane from United Airlines</li><li>Southwest community ICE watch pin</li><li>Sanctuary city pin</li><li>\"Resisting Tyrants Since Pharaoh\" and White Sox kippot and White Sox pope T-shirt from Mishkan Chicago</li><li>Silver dove necklace representing peace, image of the Eucharist procession in Broadview, the notes from families detained by ICE, from the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership</li><li>\"I Am Somebody\" sweatshirt, Keep Hope Alive from Rainbow Push</li><li>Union strike pin in a silver box, books and letter from St. Mary’s College</li><li>\"The Legacies of Sr. Madeleva Wolff, CSC,\" edited by Jessica Coblentz and Susan Mancino</li><li>\"Saint Mary’s College,\" Amanda Divine and Colin-Elizabeth Pier</li><li>\"God Bless the West Side\" T-shirt from Alderman Jason Ervin (28th)</li><li>\"Operation Breadbasket: An Untold Story of Civil Rights in Chicago,\" Martin L. Deppe</li><li>\"Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons and Speeches of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.,\" edited by Grace Ji-Sun Kim</li></ul><div class=\"RelatedList Enhancement\" data-module data-align-center> <div class=\"RelatedList-title\">Related</div> <ul class=\"RelatedList-items\"> <li class=\"RelatedList-items-item\"> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/28/gifts-pope-leo-xiv-range-lavish-local-favorites-what-to-get-someone-who-has-everything\" >Gifts for Pope Leo XIV range from lavish to local favorites: ‘What to get someone who has everything?’</a> </li> </ul> </div> <p></p>",
  "title": "A full list of every gift Chicago gave Pope Leo XIV during Mayor Johnson's Vatican visit",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-28T17:33:40.847Z"
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