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 pl… ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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’s population boomed around the time Leo lived there. The village grew from 5,000 people in 1950 – the year after Leo's parents bought the family home – to 19,000 in 1960, according to ...