The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949. They paid a monthly mortgage of $49 on it and it was owned by the Prevost family for nearly 50 years.

Newly elected Dolton Mayor Jason House said on July 10 that a steering committee would be formed in order to plan how to ...

Illinois town plans to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, aiming to turn it into a historical site and boost the ...

The home in which Pope Leo XIV spent much of his childhood has been officially acquired by the village in which it is located ...

Dolton paid $375,000, including commission fees, to buy the modest brick home where Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, grew up ...

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark ...

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on Tuesday to take control of the property. Since the pope’s election, the ...

Washington (AFP) – Pope Leo XIV's childhood home has been sold to the village where he grew up, which intends to make it a historical site, local media reported Friday. The modest brick home in ...

The price is the highest on record for a single-family home in Dolton, where the average price over the past year was a ...

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Pope Leo XIV's childhood home has been sold to the village where he grew up, which intends to make it a historical site, ...

Purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home OK’d by Dolton Village Board. Dane Placko. Tue, July 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM UTC. 4 min read. The Brief.