<p>Nearly universal social etiquette dictates that a guest should never arrive at a person’s home empty-handed.</p><p>But what do you bring when the “home” is the Vatican and the host is Pope Leo XIV?</p><p>“What to get someone who has everything?” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he asked himself before choosing (perhaps unadvisedly, <a class="Link" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYDuk2UJrU9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D" target="_blank" ><u>given the reaction</u></a>) the crystal football he presented to the first U.S.-born pope earlier this month.</p><p>Since his inauguration as pontiff one year ago, Leo has hosted audiences with many world leaders, celebrities and other notables. They’ve all brought gifts, some of them lavish and laden with poignant symbolic and personal meaning, while others were cheekier and had sporty vibes.</p><p>On Thursday, <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/28/mayor-brandon-johnson-pope-leo-vatican-visit-meeting" >during his meeting</a> with the pope, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago delegation brought a veritable treasure chest <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv/2026/05/28/pope-leo-chicago-gifts-list-vatican-cubs-hat-giardinara" >full of hometown goodies</a> that included an official key to the city, White Sox and Cubs apparel and <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/05/26/chicago-giardiniera-jp-graziano-pope-leo-mayor-johnson" target="_blank" ><u>a jar of J.P.