With a born-and-raised Chicagoan leading the Catholic church, some small business owners have sprung into action to cash in.

A Chicago family made sure Pope Leo XIV got a taste of home when they visited Rome, giving him a special “Da Pope” Bears ...

Marcel and Ann Muñoz were decked out with their three kids in shirts reading, "Da Pope" when they went to see Pope Leo XIV ...

The home in which Pope Leo XIV spent much of his childhood has been officially acquired by the village in which it is located ...

A spokesperson for the Village of Dolton, Illinois, said the community is working to have the house named a historical site, ...

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board ... Luther King Jr. as examples of historic sites that have brought economic benefits for their ...

June 14 (UPI) --More than 30,000 are gathering in Chicago Saturday to see Pope Leo XIV deliver a video message to a crowd in his hometown. The Pope, who was born and raised in Chicago as Robert ...

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

Pope Leo XIV wears a Chicago White Sox cap, on the day of his general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican June 11, 2025.

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 ...

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

(CNN) — A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on Tuesday to take control of the property. Since the pope ...