As soon as Cardinal Dominique Mamberti stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica and declared, “I announce to you a ...

Meet Donna, who lives next door to Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Dolton, IL. She says the home was recently a hub of drug ...

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 plan – intersecting the use taxpayer funds and a religious organization – has raised concerns, and not just limited 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.

“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 ...