What was once an average home in Chicago's south suburbs has now received national attention for being the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV. Village leaders called the purchase a once-in-a-lifetime ...

An Illinois village has voted to purchase the childhood home of the first American pope, with a trustee saying the acquisition of the property is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and a gift from God.

Dolton officials presented a plan Tuesday for how the village will pay for a $33.5 million judgment from a police chase lawsuit, fearing judicial action this week that would force property tax ...

Months after purchasing the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, the village of Dolton has designated it as an official historic landmark. The Dolton Village Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Monday ...

In a new lawsuit, the Village of Dolton claims Fifth Third Bank ignored rules to let disgraced former mayor Tiffany Henyard "steal" $1.9M in taxpayer funds.

The pope’s old house won’t go to the highest bidder after all. The village of Dolton will buy the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, cutting a deal with the property’s investor owner weeks before it was ...

The Village of Dolton, Illinois, has bought Pope Leo XIV's former childhood home for $375,000. A village spokesperson confirmed the purchase of the home officially closed on July 8. "We are currently ...

Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, just outside Chicago, has become a popular tourist destination. Pilgrims and tourists from all over the world stop by. Some devout believers touch ...