DOLTON, Ill. ( WGN) – The Village of Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home.

The Village of Dolton has closed on the purchase of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home.

Dolton paid $375,000, including commission fees, to buy the modest brick home where Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, ...

Prevost lived with his parents and siblings for many years in the suburban home, and it’s become a tourist destination since ...

The property where Pope Leo XIV—who was born Robert Prevost—grew up is set to be turned into a historical landmark.

The price is the highest on record for a single-family home in Dolton, where the average price over the past year was a little more than $161,000.