An Illinois town intends to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, hoping to turn the property and its surroundings into a historical site. The board of trustees of the Village of Dolton voted ...

(OSV News) – An Illinois town intends to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, hoping to turn the property and its ...

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 ...

An Illinois village has voted to purchase the childhood home of the first American pope, with a trustee saying the ...

Dolton residents were skeptical at Tuesday's board meeting, questioning whether the financially strained village could afford ...

Pope Leo’s hometown of Dolton, Illinois, is buying the pontiff's childhood home to be preserved as a landmark. The Chicago suburb’s board voted on the purchase, as the home has been drawing visitors ...

Columnist and film critic Richard Roeper joins Bob Sirott to talk about the Dolton board’s decision to sell Pope Leo XIV’s ...

The Pope’s house continues to draw in people, bringing new energy and attention to our village. This increased traffic ...

The Dolton Village Board approved the acquisition of the three-bedroom house at 212 East 141st Place on Monday night.