Mayor Brandon Johnson tours a train station with roman officials, meets with mayor Roberto Gualtieri, and talks with local Chicagoans outside a cafe after meeting with Pope Leo XIV the previous day Friday in Rome.
Mayor Brandon Johnson heads into presser post-pope meeting. Here is a letter the mayor hand delivered the pope inviting him to Grant Park. Johnson also gave him a key to the city of Chicago
Greetings from the Vatican, where some of the Chicago media has assembled to document da Chicago pope and his upcoming meeting with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.
did I forget to mention Chicago?
Pope Leo XIV waves to attendees during a mass at St. Peter’s Square Wednesday morning at the Vatican. Mayor Brandon Johnson is scheduled to meet with Pope Leo XIV Thursday.
If this sparked your interest like it did for me, here’s an informative and truly fascinating piece on the history of various shipwrecks near Chicago. Well worth the read! @rumormill@fotomather https://t.co/iTwozoX0gA
Have you ever heard of the Shipwreck of the Silver Spray? The passenger steamer sank in 1914 off the shoreline near 49th Street Beach. We could see the boiler clear as day from the helicopter today 🚁. Pretty neat piece of history I didn’t know about!
Visitors walk through St. Peters Square Tuesday afternoon at the Vatican. Mayor Brandon Johnson is scheduled to meet with Pope Leo XIV later in the week.