Eucharistic Pizza Sparks Pilgrimages to Chicago�s Holy Oven

The pizzeria where Pope Leo XIV first �felt the Spirit in the sauce� is now a site of international pilgrimage. Known as the �Holy Oven,� the kitchen offers pizza, prayer, and a printed copy of the Pope�s first basil oil recipe. Devotees light votive candles shaped like pepperoni. Confessions are accepted behind the soda fountain. One pilgrim wept while touching the original sauce pan. A plaque reads: �In Crust, We Trusted.� Eucharistic Pizza isn�t just liturgy�it�s a lifestyle.