Call him Pope Pie us.

Pope Leo XIV recently received a special delivery at the Vatican which came all the way from Chicago.

The Illinois-born pontiff, 69, was treated to a personal-size pepperoni pizza from Aurelio’s Pizza, a chain he’s reportedly loved since he was a boy. 3

Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost before he was elected the first American pope earlier this year, received the gift as he rode through Saint Peter’s Square in Rome on Wednesday, July 30.

His brother, John Prevost, told Chicago TV station WGN that the pontiff “devoured” the personal pepperoni pie.

According to NBC News , friends from the Midwest came up with the idea to get the pope a box of his favorite pie.

“It started 30 days ago when I started a challenge to deliver

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