The owner of the New Orleans Saints will have an audience with Pope Leo XIV when she visits Europe this weekend, NOLA.com reports.
Gayle Benson will be accompanied by New Orleans Archbishop James Checchio and recently-retired Archbishop Gregory Aymond.
Pope Leo, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, has New Orleans roots.
His maternal grandparents were from New Orleans' Seventh Ward neighborhood.
In addition to the stop at the Vatican, Benson will visit Paris to promote the Saints' 2026 regular season game in the French capital city.





