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

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.

The Village of Dolton recently closed on the property that was the childhood home of Robert Prevost, now knowns to the world as Pope Leo XIV. More: Dolton purchases Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home Pope ...

The Village of Dolton has successfully purchased Pope Leo XIV's childhood home, betting on tourism to revive the community.

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. According to WBEZ Chicago radio, the parents of ...

The village of Dolton paid $375,000 for the modest Cape Cod home where Pope Leo XIV grew up. The deal, approved by the village board July 1 but without the final price made public, closed a week ...

The sale caps the modest home's complicated journey since Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the next pope in May. Plans are for the property to be turned into a landmark.

Pope Leo’s childhood home in Chicago sells for nearly double the asking price - The buyer hailed it as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to own the three-bedroom Dolton home where the pontiff was rai ...

CHICAGO — 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 breathe new life ...

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO 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 ...

Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope Francis' successor in May The new pope's childhood home — a small, two-story house about 20 miles south of Chicago — has since drawn visitors from across the country ...