From the Christian Post:
A historic preservation group is lobbying to have the childhood church of Pope Leo XIV designated as a Chicago landmark.
The recently installed Pope Leo XIV attended Chicago’s St. Mary of the Assumption as a child. The church closed in 2011 due to declining membership and has since fallen into disrepair. Preservation Chicago recently submitted a landmark suggestion form to Chicago officials requesting that the church, its parish school, and other buildings on the property be restored, and gave a presentation before the Program Committee of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks last Friday.