Dolton Mayor Jason House said the village’s purchase of the former home of Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
 

Chicago Tribune

The south suburban world where Pope Leo XIV grew up now very much changed

Restoring the world Robert Francis Prevost grew up in and around Dolton is not possible. The village has evolved, and many of the boyhood haunts that he and children his age may have frequented, including movie theaters and dime stores, are now empty buildings and photos in history books.

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