Chicago Suburb Where Pope Leo XIV Grew up Poised to Buy His Childhood Home

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown votes to purchase his childhood home

The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, Illinois. / Credit: “EWTN News in Depth”/Screenshot CNA Staff, Jul 2, 2025 / 17:17 pm (CNA). In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held on July 1, the village council of Dolton, Illinois, v... [...]

Pope's Hometown Is Buying His Childhood Home

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 into a village saddled with financial woes. Since white smoke billowed in May from the Sistine Chapel and Pope Leo...

Pope Leo XIV's hometown approves the purchase of his childhood home

Dolton Mayor Jason House called purchasing the pope's childhood home a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Pope Leo XIV's Hometown Approves Purchase of His Childhood Home in Hopes of Reviving Village

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. 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 into a village saddled with financial woes. World News | Pope Leo XIV's Hometown Approves Purchase of His Childhood Home in Hopes of Reviving Village.

Pope Leo XIV's hometown approves the purchase of his childhood home in hopes of reviving the village

Pope Leo XIV’s hometown is poised to acquire his childhood home. Board members in suburban Dolton outside Chicago voted unanimously Tuesday to purchase the property in hopes it will breathe new life into a village saddled with financial woes.

Pope Leo XIV's hometown approves purchase of his childhood home

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 into a village saddled with financial woes.