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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ... Luther King Jr. as examples of historic sites that have brought economic benefits for their ...

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 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 ...

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.

Chicago native Pope Leo XIV called for unity in an increasingly divided world yesterday during his inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square, marking the official start of his historic papacy as the ...

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 ...