Johnson’s team showed the Tribune a copy of the signed correspondence inviting Leo to officiate Mass in Grant Park in 2027.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson invites Pope Leo XIV to officiate mass in Grant Park

Mayor Brandon Johnson invited Pope Leo XIV to Grant Park next year and delivered him a key to the city during their much-awaited meeting Thursday afternoon in Vatican City, where the son of a pastor and chief executive of the pope’s hometown was surely eager to play up their shared roots.

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