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 XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home. Board members in suburban Dolton outside Chicago voted ...

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

The Archdiocese of Chicago celebrated the historic election of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV on June 14 at Rate Field, home of the White Sox.

On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV took his baseball fandom to the Vatican. The 69-year-old Prevost was photographed wearing a classic White Sox hat during his weekly general audience. Check it out: ...

Pope Leo XIV wears a Chicago White Sox baseball cap as he meets newly wedded couples during the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on June 11, 2025.