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

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 its new owner.

Dolton Mayor Jason House is negotiating to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home, but Village Board has yet to discuss such ...

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.

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

DOLTON, Ill. (WGN) — There is a lot of interest in Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, and the village is contemplating steps on how they can acquire it.

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

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 ...

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

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

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.