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

Robert Prevost, the latest — and first American — pope was raised in the Chicago area, where his childhood home was recently for sale, but the listing was pulled the day the Vatican decided ...

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

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

Pope Leo's childhood home in a Chicago suburb was recently listed for sale for under $250,000 -- until Thursday, that is.

Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Prevost and spent several years living in Dolton, IL, in a humble home that is now up for ...

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

Rep. Martin McLaughlin (R-Barrington Hills) is seeking to have a statue of the Chicago-born pontiff built at the Illinois ...

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

He’s even a registered voter in Illinois, according to the Will County clerk. Pope Leo voted in the general election in 2024, 2018, 2014 and 2012, and he registered as a Republican in the 2016, 2014 ...

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

Tickets for the June 14th event were originally going for $5 a piece and can be bought in bundles of up to 10. The ballpark ...