Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, ...

A new four-hour bus tour will visit Pope Leo XIV’s birthplace, childhood church and favorite pizza spot in the Chicago area.

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on ...

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

The Dolton Village Board unanimously voted to acquire Pope Leo XIV's childhood home, attracting pilgrims and raising local ...

What was once an average home in Chicago's south suburbs has now received national attention for being the childhood home of ...

What was once an overlooked property has now become Dolton’s unexpected lifeline. With Pope Leo XIV’s election drawing ...

Dolton officials are moving ahead with plans to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the village, hoping to snap up the ...

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

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

Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home can now be bought - Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home ...

Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chapel and Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope Francis' successor, the new ...