Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Da Pope Beer Summit: Pritzker Gifts Leo XIV Brew as They Blast ICE Raids

Pritzker flew to Rome to enlist Leo’s support against Trump’s immigration raids terrorizing Chicago — and even gifted the Chicago-born pope some local craft beer named “Da Pope Beer”

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Christopher Hale
Nov 25, 2025
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For the first time since Pope Leo XIV’s historic election, an American governor has come calling at the Vatican. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker — a rising Democratic star widely seen…

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