Father Becket Franks, a seminary schoolmate of Pope Leo XIV, has known him for 56 years and has seen the beginnings of his ...

Sacred gifts, or public nuisance? Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, is attracting new attention, this time ...

Dolton, Illinois, may use eminent domain to purchase Pope Leo XIV's boyhood home, intending to preserve it as a historic site ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected, CBS News Chicago got an exclusive look inside his childhood home in the south Chicago suburb of Dolton. The house is being rehabbed with plans for it to be sold. But those ...

At a time when fewer people say they are practicing Catholics, church leaders are hoping an American pope may turn that ...

State Rep. Martin McLaughlin wants a statue of the new pope at the Illinois statehouse, paid for in part with a commemorative ...

The Tribune asked Vatican City tourists from around the globe what they think about Chicago — and whether Pope Leo might ...

You can now get your tickets for a Pope Leo XIV mass and celebration at Rate Field being put on by the Chicago Archdiocese ...

An Illinois state lawmaker proposed making license plates honoring Dolton-native Pope Leo XIV available to state residents, ...

“The previous pope to bear that name, Pope Leo XIII, was known as ‘The Pope of the Workers.’” He’s even a registered voter in Illinois, according to the Will County clerk. Pope Leo voted ...

Rate Field will host a unique Mass to honor U.S.-born Pope Leo XIV, a White Sox fan, with tickets on sale for $5.