Vice President JD Vance gifts Pope Leo XIV custom Chicago Bears jersey

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Vice President JD Vance gifted Pope Leo XIV a custom Chicago Bears jersey.

Vance met with the pontiff at the Vatican on Monday along with his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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The group attended the pope's installation Mass on Sunday.

Vance gave Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago and grew up in south suburban Dolton, a Chicago Bears jersey with his name and the number 14.

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