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The house is being rehabbed with plans for it to be sold. But those plans may be changing, with talk of the Village of Dolton ...
A national auction house is calling the site a ‘piece of papal history’—but there is a caveat for prospective buyers looking to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home.
The Village of Dolton plans to take ownership of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home through eminent domain.
The village attorney sent a letter to the New York-based auction house managing the sale of the home, warning that any buyer ...
Pope Leo XIV’s old community of Dolton is finding hope in his election after years of violence and corruption for the suburb ...
Those who knew Pope Leo XIV as a younger man say his path to the papacy has prepared him well for the challenges ahead.
Born in Chicago, the newly elected pope grew up in south suburban Dolton and attended school and church nearby on Chicago's ...
Reaction was swift, widespread and boisterous in Chicago on Thursday after the Vatican announced the election of the ...
Sherry Stone said she remembers Robert Prevost saying he wanted to be pope someday. Prevost was announced as Pope Leo XIV on ...
Robert Prevost, elected pope Thursday, grew up in Dolton. Former neighbors and local Catholics reacted to the election of the ...
Dolton Mayor Jason House, left, is congratulated after being sworn into office Monday, May 5, 2025. House defeated Tiffany Henyard, whose administration was shrouded in controversy. (Terrence ...
Jason House's name was placed on the Village of Dolton Municipal Building weeks ago. But on Monday night, he was sworn in to replace embattled now-former Mayor Tiffany Henyard. In taking the oath ...