CHICAGO — White Sox great Paul Konerko got a present from one No. 14 to another in honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2005 World Series championship run — a jersey signed by noted Chicago fan Pope ...

The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949.

The shy 69-year-old Augustinian missionary has eschewed the headline-grabbing protagonism of past pontiffs in favor of a quieter, less showy and more reserved way of being pope.

Pope Leo XIV resumes the tradition of taking a summer vacation. But he’s got plenty of homework By NICOLE WINFIELD The Associated Press,Updated July 5, 2025, 3:30 a.m.

Dolton residents were skeptical at Tuesday's board meeting, questioning whether the financially strained village could afford to purchase the home and maintain the streets surrounding it.

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home. Board members in suburban Dolton outside Chicago voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property in hopes it will breathe new ...

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 life ...

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

What was once an average home in Chicago's south suburbs has now received national attention for being the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV. Village leaders called the purchase a once-in-a-lifetime ...

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.

'Seize this moment': Pope Leo XIV's hometown approves purchase of house where he grew up Burt Odelson, Dolton’s attorney who orchestrated the deal, told USA TODAY that the owner of the house ...