State Rep. Martin McLaughlin wants a statue of the new pope at the Illinois statehouse, paid for in part with a commemorative ...

Pope Leo XIV was born Robert Prevost and spent several years living in Dolton, IL, in a humble home that is now up for ...

As soon as Cardinal Dominique Mamberti stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and declared, “I announce to you a ...

Meet Donna, who lives next door to Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, IL. She says the home was recently a hub of drug ...

Bells rang and white smoke emerged from above the Sistene Chapel in Rome around 7:15 p.m. on May 8. A conclave of the College of Cardinals had elected a United States citizen as the Catholic Church’s ...

The humble home in Illinois was thrust into the spotlight when Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church earlier ...

Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home is being put up for auction, but the Village of Dolton in Illinois is looking at ways to become ...

The village of Dolton is considering the use of eminent domain to take ownership of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home.

The plan – intersecting the use taxpayer funds and a religious organization – has raised concerns, and not just limited to ...

A fight for ownership of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, raises questions about legality. The current owner of the home at 212 E. 141st Pl. has signaled that he plans to sell it at ...

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, ...

Dolton, Illinois, may use eminent domain to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home, intending to preserve it as a historic site ...