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

The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949. They paid a monthly mortgage ...

Newly elected Dolton Mayor Jason House said on July 10 that a steering committee would be formed in order to plan how to ...

Dolton paid $375,000, including commission fees, to buy the modest brick home where Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, ...

Burt Odelson, Dolton’s attorney behind the deal, said that the owner agreed to sell amid threats of Dolton taking the house via eminent domain.

The property where Pope Leo XIV—who was born Robert Prevost—grew up is set to be turned into a historical landmark.

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home. Board members in suburban Dolton outside Chicago voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property in hopes it will breathe new life ...

If you’re planning a pilgrimage to the pope’s hometown this summer, keep in mind that Dolton never asked to be considered ...

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction.

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CHICAGO -- Pope Leo XIV's hometown is poised to buy his childhood home after the south Chicago suburb's board voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property, hoping it will breathe new life ...

In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held July 1, the village council of Dolton, Ill., voted to purchase the ...