Dolton residents were skeptical at Tuesday's board meeting, questioning whether the financially strained village could afford ...

A new four-hour bus tour will visit Pope Leo XIV’s birthplace, childhood church and favorite pizza spot in the Chicago area.

An Illinois village has voted to purchase the childhood home of the first American pope, with a trustee saying the ...

Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, ...

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on ...

The Dolton Village Board unanimously voted to acquire Pope Leo XIV's childhood home, attracting pilgrims and raising local ...

Burt Odelson, Dolton’s attorney behind the deal, said that the owner agreed to sell amid threats of Dolton taking the house via eminent domain.

Pope Leo XIV is marking a feast day as the Vatican launches a new campaign to boost donations from the faithful ...