It was one of the first times Leo has spoken unscripted at length in public, responding to questions posed to him by the ...

Pope Leo XIV shared his childhood memories of serving as an altar boy in Chicago during an unscripted visit to a Vatican summer camp. Speaking at the Vatican audience hall, Leo engaged with children, ...

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of ...

An Illinois village has voted to purchase the childhood home of the first American pope, with a trustee saying the ...

Dolton residents were skeptical at Tuesday's board meeting, questioning whether the financially strained village could afford ...

A Pope Leo XIV-themed bus tour highlighting his origins and favorite stomping grounds is coming to Chicago next month.

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

Burt Odelson, Dolton’s attorney behind the deal, said that the owner agreed to sell amid threats of Dolton taking the house via eminent domain.

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

ROME — Pope Leo XIV spoke publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff Thursday, recalling that from ...