Months after purchasing the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, the village of Dolton has designated it as an official historic ...

The Village of Dolton has officially designated the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV as an official historical landmark.

DOLTON, Il. – They said this village didn't have a prayer. And then Leo came along. Plagued by the tempests of drugs, murder, corruption and other vices of biblical proportion for much of the past ...

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.

While the Illinois village of Dolton is moving ahead with negotiations to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the village, it’s unclear how trustees were consulted about the decision, which hasn’t ...

DOLTON, Ill. -- The Prevost family owned their home in Dolton, Illinois for nearly 50 years, raising their family there, including the son who would one day become the first American pope. While the ...

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 ...

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and a village trustee are named in a civil lawsuit that includes allegations of sexual assault. A former village employee claims she was sexually ...