Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife, MK, meet the Chicago-born pope in the Vatican and arrive bearing gifts, including a Chicago brewery's mild ale dubbed "Da Pope." The pontiff gladly accepted the sudsy offering,

Pope Leo XIV met with the governor of his native Illinois, JB Pritzker, on Wednesday at the Vatican. The first lady of the U.S. state known as “The Land of Lincoln,” MK Pritzker, accompanied the governor during his visit.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker brought a very special gift when he visited Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Wednesday. Pritzker handed the pontiff a four-pack of American mild ale from a Chicago brewery.