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The property where Pope Leo XIV—who was born Robert Prevost—grew up is set to be turned into a historical landmark.
Dolton Mayor Jason House took CBS News Chicago inside the house on Thursday, as he talked about bigger plans for the property ...
The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949. They paid a monthly mortgage ...
Dolton residents were skeptical at Tuesday's board meeting, questioning whether the financially strained village could afford ...
DOLTON, Ill. ( WGN) – The Village of Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home.
The village bought the house this week for $375,000, a spokesperson said. Dolton now plans to obtain national historic ...
The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949.
An Illinois village has voted to purchase the childhood home of the first American pope, with a trustee saying the ...
The Village of Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home.
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 ...
Immediately after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the head of the Catholic Church, his childhood home went from just another hollow “space” to a hallowed “place." ...