Born in Chicago, the newly elected pope grew up in south suburban Dolton and attended school and church nearby on Chicago's ...

Visitors are pouring into Dolton, Illinois, to witness the humble beginnings of Pope Leo XIV. The vacant childhood home of the beloved pontiff has become a historic pilgrimage site, drawing crowds and ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, became the first American pope in 2025. He began his religious life at St. Mary ...

Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton has become a popular gathering spot. Officials are considering turning the home into a historic landmark. DOLTON, Ill. - While Pope Leo was born in Chicago, he grew ...

Prevost, 69, took the name Leo XIV. He grew up in Dolton and attended St. Mary of the Assumption. A childhood friend said ...

An Illinois business belonging to a vocal critic of an embattled Democratic mayor went up in flames earlier this week in what ...

Sherry Stone said she remembers Robert Prevost saying he wanted to be pope someday. Prevost was announced as Pope Leo XIV on ...

The fire broke out Tuesday morning at the U-Haul facility at 1330 E. 142nd St. in Dolton, according to the office of Dolton ...

A U-Haul facility that was destroyed in a massive fire on Tuesday in south suburban Dolton, Illinois, also caught fire days earlier, and the owner believes both fires were suspicious. A ...

A devastating inferno tore through the walls of a Dolton business, leaving some cars hollowed and the facility a husk of what it once was. Illinois Fire Marshals spent hours sifting through burned ...