With a born-and-raised Chicagoan leading the Catholic church, some small business owners have sprung into action to cash in.

The home in which Pope Leo XIV spent much of his childhood has been officially acquired by the village in which it is located ...

There were memes circulating during the papal conclaves of 2005 and 2013. But it was not nearly as pervasive a form of humor as it is now. Pope Leo XIV is arguably the first pope to be named since ...

CHICAGO (RNS) — The Catholic leaders of Leo’s hometown hold out hope that the new pope can help turn around ailing finances and a shortage of priests.

A spokesperson for the Village of Dolton, Illinois, said the community is working to have the house named a historical site, ...

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on Tuesday to take control of the property. Since the pope’s ...

Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago, but, make no mistake, the pope is Creole. During the Jim Crow era, Chicago was a popular destination for “passé blanc” Creoles seeking to escape the ...

Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting pot that is the United States — and his birthplace, the city of Chicago.

CHICAGO — Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to buy his childhood home after the south Chicago suburb’s board voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property, hoping it will breathe new ...

Chicago has a lot to celebrate right now. After all, before he was Leo XIV of the Vatican, he was Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago. What’s less well known are the Pope’s Creole ties.

Pope Leo XIV was 30 years old and living in Chicago in 1985 which strongly suggests he was aware of, and may have even watched multiple times, the Super Bowl Shuffle — Evan Hill (@evanhill) May ...

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on Tuesday to take control of the property. Since the pope’s ...