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

After renovation and a papal election sent property values soaring, the Village of Dolton claims priority rights to purchase ...

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 current owners of the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV are hoping to sell the house to the highest bidder. The village of Dolton, Illinois, however, has stepped in to buy the modest house.

But that plan – intersecting the use taxpayer funds and a religious organization – has raised concerns, and not just limited to the First Amendment separation of Church and State.

“We want to work with the archdiocese to make sure the home is preserved in a very cautious and reasonable manner, so it ...

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

"Every man has by nature the right to possess property as his own," wrote Pope Leo XIII, in his famous 1891 encyclical Rerum ...

Dolton officials notified the auction company of its plans to seize the home where Pope Leo XIV grew from the investor who ...

The Village of Dolton is looking to acquire the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV and work with the Archdiocese of Chicago to ...