Robert Prevost, the Chicago-born missionary, was elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church.

The village of Dolton, Ill., has stepped in to buy the modest house where Pope Leo XIV spent some of his childhood. It may also use eminent domain.

A Chicago-area town plans to take control of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home to turn it into a local landmark, just days after the current owner put the property up for auction.