US EditionVillage of Dolton Completes Purchase of Pope Leo XIV's Childhood Home
DOLTON, ILLINOIS, JUL 10 – Village of Dolton paid $375,000 for Pope Leo XIV's boyhood home to preserve its historical significance and attract tourists, with community and church partners involved in planning.
- The Village of Dolton, Illinois, completed the purchase of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home at 212 E. 141st Place on July 8, 2025, for $375,000 including fees.
- The purchase followed a unanimous Village Board vote on July 1 amid plans for an auction scheduled to close July 17 with a $250,000 reserve price conducted by Paramount Realty USA.
- The home, owned last year by Radzik who renovated it including a donated new roof, has become a tourist site since Prevost’s election as pope and is located in a village facing economic challenges and many tax delinquent properties.
- Village officials, including Mayor Jason House and spokesperson Nakita Cloud, said a steering committee is organizing plans to reuse the home and hope to collaborate with the Chicago Archdiocese to preserve it as a historical site.
- The acquisition aims to strengthen Dolton’s identity, stimulate economic activity, and attract visitors, though residents expressed mixed opinions about financial impacts and neighborhood benefits.
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The town of Dalton has acquired the family home of the first American pontiff with the aim of opening it to the public.
Miami, Jul 11 (EFE).- The American people of Dolton, a suburb of Chicago in Illinois, announced this Friday the purchase of the house in which the current Pope Leo XIV spent his childhood to turn it into a historic monument and a tourist attraction center. Mayor Jason House informed the municipal board of the payment of $375,000 for the two-storey brick house, located at 212 E. 141st Place. “The house is ours, now we will form a committee to det…
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