Dolton village trustees vote to buy Pope Leo XIV's childhood home What was once an average home in Chicago's south suburbs has now received national attention for being the childhood home of Pope ...

DOLTON, Ill. (WLS) -- The Dolton Village Board voted unanimously to purchase Pope Leo XIV's childhood home on Tuesday night. Now that the decision has been made, village officials say they hope to ...

CNA Staff, Jul 2, 2025 / 17:17 pm In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held on July 1, the village council of Dolton, Illinois, voted to purchase the childhood home of the first U.S ...

UPDATED: June 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM CDT A former Dolton village employee is trying to block the village from using taxpayer money to acquire the childhood home of Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV.

Dolton officials are moving ahead with plans to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the village, hoping to snap up the modest brick home that has gained international attention ahead of a ...

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

DOLTON, IL – The tiny hamlet where Pope Leo XIV was raised landed a miracle on July 1 after a village board approved the purchase of the house where he grew up, a move they hope will spark a ...

Since the pope’s election, the small, two-story house on E. 142nd Place in Dolton, Illinois — around 20 miles south of the Windy City — has gained national attention, drawing visitors and ...

Dolton Mayor Jason House called purchasing the pope’s childhood home a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” during a Tuesday meeting of the Dolton Village Board.

DOLTON, IL – The tiny hamlet where Pope Leo XIV was raised landed a miracle on July 1 after a village board approved the purchase of the house where he grew up, a move they hope will spark a ...

DOLTON, IL – The tiny hamlet where Pope Leo XIV was raised landed a miracle on July 1 after a village board approved the purchase of the house where he grew up, a move they hope will spark a ...