Viral: Pope Leo's wholesome reaction on receiving Chicago Pizza melts the internet
It seems you can get the man out of Chicago, but not Chicago out of the man. Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to the papacy on May 8, 2025, is the first American Pope in history. Born in Chicago in 1955 to parents of French, Italian and Spanish descent, Pope Leo's father was a school principal, and his mother had degrees in library science and education.
It seems some parts of his life before the Papacy still stay dear to him, such as the pizza from Chicago. On July 30, while on his way to St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City, the Pope received a special delivery that definitely made his day.
Videos viral on the internet show a member of the crowd giving the pontiff, 69, a box from Aurelio's Pizza in Chicago's southern suburbs as he arrived in his open-air popemobile for his weekly audience.
The person could be seen holding a banner that read "We have Aurelio's Pizza", and when the Pope saw the box, he appeared to be delighted and even gave a thumbs up to the person.
According to 6 ABC, Pope Leo was known to frequent the original Homewood location of the restaurant when he was just Father Bob.
In an ode to the Pope, Joe Aurelio, the owner of the place, even announced the "Poperoni Pizza" in early July, which is a traditional pepperoni pizza with a layer of cup and crisp pepperoni.
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Located in Illinois, Aurelio's Pizza quickly took credit and posted on Facebook that it was "another blessing to have Pope Leo acknowledge our pizza at St. Peter's Square."
Netizens react to Pope Leo's reaction to the
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Since it was the Pope who pointed towards the person with the banner and the pizza, and his guard got it for him, many agree that he loves the pizza from the brand.
"He probably said, 'I need that, NOW!' 😂" wrote a person on X.
"This is so wholesome!! 🥰😅" added another.
"Find someone who looks at you the way Pope Leo XIV looks at deep dish pizza", commented one sharing a photo of the Pope looking at the pizza box.
"That was a very nice thing for that individual to do 🙂 Deep Dish Pizza is a Chicago tradition 🙂" added one, appreciating the person who got the pizza from Chicago to the Vatican City.
"That's very thoughtful. As a Chicago boy himself, His Holiness must have really appreciated it," commended another.
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