Pope Leo XIV was gifted a cusom Ford Explorer SUV, complete with customized details paying homage to his Chicago roots ...

The CEO took a drive with the pope and demonstrated some of the vehicle's advanced features, as well as some of the unique nods, including to the Vatican and his Chicago upbringing.

Ford CEO Jim Farley and his wife, Lia, recently gifted Pope Leo XIV a new Explorer SUV. The couple personally delivered the ...

“Pope Leo XIV has deep roots on Chicago’s South Side — just like Ford,” Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, said in a statement shared ...

Pope Leo XIV’s one-off Ford Explorer Hybrid blends Chicago pride with Vatican symbolism in a custom SUV built just for ...

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley and his wife, Lia, recently presented Pope Leo XIV with a specially built 2026 Ford Explorer hybrid, a one-of-a-kind SUV designed and assembled by employees at ...

In the fall of last year, Ford Motor Co. leaders assigned a small group of employees at the Chicago Assembly Plant a job to build a unique Explorer for "a VIP." It was the highest trim level: a ...

Ford CEO Jim Farley and his wife ended up at the Vatican last month handing over keys to a customized SUV to Pope Leo XIV.