Pope Leo XIV’s Childhood Home Is (Probably) Up For Grabs

The first American pope is about to make a major impact on Chicago’s real estate prices. The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV was already on the market when the man formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost was named the new pontiff. The price, as you can imagine, will probably go up. Way up.

Born in 1955, Pope Leo spent his younger years in Dolton, Illinois, a community about 30 minutes from downtown Chicago. At least some of those years were spent at a 1200-square-foot brick house on East…