Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican during the pope’s first meeting with the city leader since his election. Multiple outlets report that Johnson leads a 46-person delegation to Rome for a private audience on Wednesday. Johnson presents the pope with several gifts, including Chicago-themed items such as a Cubs hat and a city key, along with materials focused on immigrant advocacy. The Washington Times adds that Pope Leo declines to wear the Cubs hat presented by the mayor. Fox News reports additional details about the context of the meeting, including that Johnson is accompanied by individuals connected with immigrant-related work. Both outlets characterize the visit as the first time Pope Leo and Chicago’s mayor meet after the pope’s election to the papacy. The reports also describe the audience as private and centered on exchanging symbolic and civic gestures between the Vatican and the hometown city of the pope.