Newly elected Dolton Mayor Jason House said on July 10 that a steering committee would be formed in order to plan how to ...

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

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

The property where Pope Leo XIV—who was born Robert Prevost—grew up is set to be turned into a historical landmark.

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 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 has successfully purchased Pope Leo XIV's childhood home, betting on tourism to revive the community.

The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949. They paid a monthly mortgage of $49 on it and it was owned by the Prevost family for nearly 50 years.

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

Childhood homes of former Popes have become museums and pilgrimage sites, bringing in thousands of tourists. The post Pope Leo’s hometown votes to buy his childhood home appeared first on Talker.

Pope Leo XIV's hometown is poised to buy his childhood home after the south Chicago suburb's board voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property, hoping it will breathe new life into a village ...

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 ...