Pope Leo XIV met 'the soul of Chicago,' say faith leaders who made the trip to the Vatican

VATICAN CITY — The Chicago delegation led by Mayor Brandon Johnson that met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican included a dozen leaders from various faith communities. They had a special request for the pope during their hour-long meeting with him on Thursday.Bishop Horace E. Smith, senior pastor of the Apostolic Faith Church in Bronzeville, asked the pope if the group could pray for him. Flanked by Johnson, Roman Catholic and Protestant clergymen and two women — a rabbi and a Methodist pastor — s...