No one ever expected a U.S.-born pope. In this first-ever I “Inside the Vatican” Deep Dive series, those who know him best ...

The Chicago suburb where the first American pope grew up will buy the boyhood home of Leo XIV, which local officials have been looking to preserve as a landmark since the pontiff’s election in May.

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 ...

Tom Llamas is planning to anchor Thursday’s 5:30 p.m. national newscast live from outside NBC Tower at Cityfront Plaza in Streeterville.

In the film, he drives to several key locations — from Pope Leo’s time in Chicago, including his childhood parish, St. Mary of the Assumption, and Guaranteed Rate Field, where the Chicago ...

Pope Leo XIV, who grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago, is a White Sox fan who was spotted at the Southwest Side ballpark, now known as Rate Field, during Game 1 of the 2005 World Series ...

Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago in 1955, spoke in a video message to tens of thousands of spectators at Rate Field, the Chicago White Sox ballpark that was a staple of his youth growing up.

Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home is seen in Dolton, Illinois, May 9, 2025. (photo: Vincent Johnson for the National Catholic Register) Kate Quiñones/CNA Nation June 14, 2025 ...

FILE - The Chicago White Sox commemorate the fandom of Pope Leo XIV with a graphic installation at Rate Field in Chicago, Monday, May 19, 2025.

HOUSTON — Pope Leo XIV has replaced former President Barack Obama as the White Sox ’ No. 1 fan. The first American-born pope, and a Chicago native, Leo was pictured wearing a Sox cap during a ...

On May 8, moments after the world learned that an American cardinal named Robert Francis Prevost was becoming Pope Leo XIV, my inbox was flooded with emails. For the past 13 years, I’ve hosted a ...

In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and meaning in their lives through God and in service to others.