Overview

• On July 30, Pope Leo XIV paused his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square to accept a six-inch pepperoni pie from Aurelio’s Pizza shipped from Chicago.
• John Prevost, the pope’s brother, confirmed that Leo XIV consumed every bite of the frozen pie delivered during the general audience.
• The delivery was orchestrated by Midwest Catholic influencers led by Jayden Remias and Madeline Daley as a faith-driven 30-day challenge.
• The personal-size pizza traveled 4,800 miles in a dry-ice-packed container before being handed to the pontiff in his open-air popemobile.
• Aurelio’s Pizza marked the moment after launching its “Poperoni Pizza” earlier in July, and the Vatican has not issued an official response.