Pope Leo XIV was surprised at the Vatican with a personal-sized pizza from the popular Chicago pizza chain Aurelio's, thanks to a network of friends.

A mouth-watering slice of American life arrived via special delivery from Chicago to Rome on Wednesday, landing in the blessed hands of a local boy who made good

Some Chicagoans made a special delivery to the first American pope: Aurelio's pizza. Pope Leo XIV, who grew up on Chicago's South Side and south suburbs, was greeting a sea of faithful in St. Peter's Square Wednesday morning for a jubilee youth event when he saw a sign in the crowd. It said, "We have Aurelio's pizza!"