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Pope Leo XIV's childhood home on 141st Place in Dolton, Illinois on Oct. 11, 2026. The book 'American Pope' details his journey from the south suburbs of Chicago to the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City.

From Illinois to Rome, how we got an ‘American Pope’

The 21st Show

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