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

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

The Archdiocese of Chicago has scheduled a Mass and a special program June 14 to celebrate the election and inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, and participants will get a video messag ...

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

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

As soon as Cardinal Dominique Mamberti stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and declared, “I announce to you a ...

Meet Donna, who lives next door to Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, IL. She says the home was recently a hub of drug ...

Bells rang and white smoke emerged from above the Sistene Chapel in Rome around 7:15 p.m. on May 8. A conclave of the College of Cardinals had elected a United States citizen as the Catholic Church’s ...

The humble home in Illinois was thrust into the spotlight when Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church earlier ...

After renovation and a papal election sent property values soaring, the Village of Dolton claims priority rights to purchase ...

Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home is being put up for auction, but the Village of Dolton in Illinois is looking at ways to become ...