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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Pope Leo XIV's hometown is poised to buy his childhood home after the south Chicago suburb's board voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property, hoping it will ...

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The owners of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Illinois are trying to sell it via private auction. The home was listed for $199,900 before the pope's appointment. Now, bids start at $250,000. The ...

Then the world discovered that the 1,200-square-foot home is where Pope Leo XIV, until Thursday known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, spent his childhood. According to Zillow, the home was most recently ...

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

Pope Leo XIV made history as the first American-born pontiff when he was elected on May 8 Formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, Pope Leo grew up in Dolton Ill., a suburb of Chicago His childhood ...