The property where Pope Leo XIV—who was born Robert Prevost—grew up is set to be turned into a historical landmark.

DOLTON, Ill. ( WGN) – The Village of Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home.

The Village of Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home.

The 1,050-square-foot home in Dolton, south Chicago, was bought by the Pope’s parents in 1949. They paid a monthly mortgage ...

Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chapel and Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope Francis' successor, the new ...

A village in Chicago’s south suburbs is poised to purchase Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home after its board voted unanimously on ...

An Illinois village has voted to purchase the childhood home of the first American pope, with a trustee saying the ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives in St. Peter’s Square to hold his weekly general audience at the Vatican on June 25, 2025. AP Dolton village leaders praised the purchase of the Pope’s home as a “once ...

The price is the highest on record for a single-family home in Dolton, where the average price over the past year was a little more than $161,000.

Immediately after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the head of the Catholic Church, his childhood home went ...

The mayor agreed with some trustees who compared Pope Leo XIV's childhood home to the homes of other popes, and how historical acknowledgement of those homes has only benefited communities.