A new book suggests Chicago-born Richard Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

Dolton paid $375,000, including commission fees, to buy the modest brick home where Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, ...

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

Dolton Mayor Jason House took CBS News Chicago inside the house on Thursday, as he talked about bigger plans for the property ...

The home in which Pope Leo XIV spent much of his childhood has been officially acquired by the village in which it is located ...

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark ...

Places where Robert Francis Prevost may have spent childhood in, around Dolton is mostly now photographs and memories.

Amid the pushback from Dolton residents who complained about the dilapidated state of local roads and the village’s high debt ...

Pope Leo's hometown in Illinois, just outside Chicago, bought his childhood home in the village of Dolton. It sold for ...

DOLTON, Ill. ( WGN) – The Village of Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home.

The village bought the house this week for $375,000, a spokesperson said. Dolton now plans to obtain national historic landmark status for the home.

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark status for both the home and the abandoned St. Mary's of Assumption church ...