Chicago’s South Side was solidly working class during Pope Leo’s childhood, said Rob Paral, a researcher at the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois Chicago. The family attended a South Side church, but they lived in Dolton, a suburb just past the city line.

The owner of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home was trying to sell the house. Then he discovered its history.

Here’s a look at what we discovered about some of Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV’s family members in the Tribune archives.