Pope Leo XIV’s Creole and African ancestry, traced to Louisiana and West Africa, is prompting celebration and curiosity among ...

The shy 69-year-old Augustinian missionary has eschewed the headline-grabbing protagonism of past pontiffs in favor of a ...

Dolton residents were skeptical at Tuesday's board meeting, questioning whether the financially strained village could afford ...

The Dolton Village Board unanimously voted to acquire Pope Leo XIV's childhood home, attracting pilgrims and raising local ...

Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home can now be bought - Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home ...

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, ...

As we celebrate this Independence Day, we celebrate not just our nation’s freedom, but our full embrace of both God and ...

What was once an overlooked property has now become Doltons unexpected lifeline. With Pope Leo XIVs election drawing ...

A Tribute to Pope Leo XIV and Chicago's Community SpiritChicago, Illinois, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a city where ...

Burt Odelson, Dolton’s attorney behind the deal, said that the owner agreed to sell amid threats of Dolton taking the house ...

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The Dolton Village Board voted unanimously to purchase Pope Leo XIV 's childhood home on Tuesday night.

“His great-grandmother, Eugenie Baquie, was baptized in 1840 at St. Louis Cathedral. Learning that she was baptized in the ...