Chicago suburb where Pope Leo XIV grew up celebrates his 70th birthday with gospel music, balloons

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago suburb where grew up marked his Sunday with gospel music and a balloon release outside his .

A small crowd attended the festivities outside the modest brick house in the village of Dolton, where the former Robert Prevost grew up after he was born in 1955 in Chicago, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) away.