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UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV’s Hometown Purchases His Childhood Home, Says It Is a “Historical Opportunity”, by Amira Abuzeid – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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Screenshot. The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV in Dolton, Illinois. Credit: Zillow

By Amira Abuzeid, CNA, July 14, 2025

Amira Abuzeid is a senior editor at Catholic News Agency.

CNA Staff, Jul 14, 2025 / 17:23 pm – 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.

Newly-elected Dolton Mayor Jason House said on July 10 that a steering committee would be formed in order to plan how to manage the property, which will become a historic site open to the public. He said the committee would then “lay out the plans to trustees and the community.”

House called for the special July 1 vote, which was unanimous, after hearing from the trustees and allowing for comment from members of the public, several of whom opposed the home purchase by the cash-strapped village. …

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