Dolton, a south Chicago suburb, has unanimously voted to purchase the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV, hoping the acquisition will revitalise the financially struggling village. The decision, made by ...

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

The buyer hailed it as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to own the three-bedroom Dolton home where the pontiff was raised ...

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.

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(OSV News) — The Village of Dolton, Illinois, has bought Pope Leo XIV’s former childhood home for $375,000. A village ...

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

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

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

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

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.

Dolton officials are moving ahead with plans to buy Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home in the village, hoping to snap up the modest brick home that has gained international attention ahead of a ...