The shy 69-year-old Augustinian missionary has eschewed the headline-grabbing protagonism of past pontiffs in favor of a ...

A new four-hour bus tour will visit Pope Leo XIV’s birthplace, childhood church and favorite pizza spot in the Chicago area.

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, ...

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on ...

Pope Leo’s hometown of Dolton, Illinois, is buying the pontiff's childhood home to be preserved as a landmark. The Chicago ...

The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949. They paid a monthly mortgage ...

Pope Leo, a native of Chicago's south side and a long-time fan of his beloved but beleaguered White Sox, sent a video message on Saturday to a sellout crowd attending Catholic Mass in his honor at ...

Several residents at the Dolton, Illinois, board meeting were skeptical about any benefit to taxpayers, questioning whether ...

There’s a growing schism in the first American pope’s hometown. At stake is his childhood home. An auction for the house ...