Pope Leo's hometown in Illinois, just outside Chicago, bought his childhood home in the village of Dolton. It sold for ...

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain 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 ...

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.

DOLTON, IL – The tiny hamlet where Pope Leo XIV was raised landed a miracle on July 1 after a village board approved the purchase of the house where he grew up, a move they hope will spark a ...

In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held on July 1, the village council of Dolton, Illinois, voted to purchase the childhood home of the first U.S.-born pope, Robert Francis Prevost ...

The new pope's childhood home in Dolton has drawn visitors from across the country, with many treating it as a pilgrimage site.

Dolton Mayor Jason House called purchasing the pope’s childhood home a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” during a Tuesday meeting of the Dolton Village Board.

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted Tuesday to take control of the property.