Pope Leo XIV began his summer break July 6 at Castel Gandolfo, where he’ll stay through July 20. But don’t expect the Holy Father to simply relax.

Immediately after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the head of the Catholic Church, his childhood home went ...

As Pope Leo XIV arrives in Castel Gandolfo for his summer break, it is unlikely to be a real vacation for the new pontiff.

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

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 into a village ...

In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held July 1, the village council of Dolton, Ill., voted to purchase the ...

Leo XIV, a native of Chicago, can use his American upbringing to enhance significantly his papal ministry, but he must be ...

Pope Leo XIV has spoken publicly about his childhood in Chicago for the first time as pontiff. Leo recalled Thursday that ...

The world is being driven to war—possibly nuclear war—by current leaders who want their citizens to believe that there are no ...

An Illinois town intends to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, hoping to turn the property and its surroundings into a historical site. The board of trustees of the Village of Dolton voted ...

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

(OSV News) – An Illinois town intends to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, hoping to turn the property and its ...