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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

The value of the property, which stands along East 141st Place in Dolton, skyrocketed after Robert Prevost was elected pope.

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

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

Pope Leo XIV’s old community of Dolton is finding hope in his election after years of violence and corruption for the suburb south of Chicago. advertisement Story by Michael Loria, USA TODAY ...

Donna Sagna stands in the street outside the house in Dolton where Pope Leo XIV grew up. The 50-year-old was surprised to find that at one point the pope lived in the house next door to hers.