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 trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction.

Before packing for Castel Gandolfo and starting a brief summer rest period, Pope Leo XIV has scheduled a meeting with Prime ...

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.

The Dolton Village Board voted unanimously to purchase Pope Leo XIV's childhood home on Tuesday night.Now that the decision has been made, village officials say they hope to close a deal with the ...

Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chapel and Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope Francis ' successor, the new pope ...

The new pope is making the potential threat of artificial intelligence to humanity a signature issue—but Silicon Valley is trying to win him over.

Pope Leo XIV will ‘complete and complement [the U.S.] political agenda’: Cardinal Cupich. Archbishop of Chicago says Leo XIV fits into the current political landscape.

Pope Leo XIV's meets Vice President JD Vance after the formal inauguration of his pontificate in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 18, 2025.

(RNS) — Catholic leaders hope the pope’s relationship with his brother will help Catholics in the US learn to better love each other in spite of political differences.

Pope Leo XIV's appointment as the first American pope made waves against the backdrop of recent political tumult. U.S. Vice President JD Vance has publicly addressed the pontiff, urging the ...

In his first full week as pope, he has a meeting with journalists on May 12 and another with diplomats on May 16. He'll be inaugurated in a Mass on May 18 and have his first general audience on ...