Illinois prison artist wowed that her artwork reached Pope Leo XIV

Illinois prison artist wowed that her artwork reached Pope Leo XIV

When Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and his wife MK visited Pope Leo XIV in Rome in mid-November, the first couple brought along some Illinois-themed “good tidings” for the Chicago-born pontiff.There was an Abraham Lincoln biography and a four-pack of craft beer called “Da Pope” from a North Side brewery.But there was also a piece of art made by Yesenia Diaz, a woman incarcerated in the Logan Correctional Center. The Pilsen native, who was convicted …