Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction.

An Illinois village has voted to purchase the childhood home of the first American pope, with a trustee saying the acquisition of the property is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and a gift from God.

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 breathe ...

Pending the sale, the Village plans to convert the pope’s childhood home within 30-60 days. WGN’s Christine Flores will have a live report on the Evening News at 9 p.m.

A sign with a painting and the name of Pope Leo XIV is posted on the front lawn of his childhood home at 212 E. 141st Place in Dolton on July 2, 2025. A roofing company renovated the home's roof ...

Pope Leo's childhood home in Dolton, Ill., is up for auction later this month. The Chicago suburb where Pope Leo grew up plans to purchase his childhood home and turn it into a historic site.

The village of Dolton purchased Pope Leo XIV’s boyhood home for $375,000 on Tuesday, July 8, after the village board unanimously approved its purchase at a special meeting the week before.

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 ...

Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chapel and Pope Leo XIV was elected Pope Francis' successor, the new pope's childhood home — a small, two-story house in Dolton, Ill., about 20 ...