Pope Leo XIV | Source: Getty Images

Pope Leo’s Childhood Home Goes on Sale After Being Pulled From Market

May 19, 2025 - 02:48 P.M.

His Holiness's home had been on sale for some time and went through multiple price cuts. It was pulled from the market following his election to the papacy.

Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in the Dolton, Illinois, neighborhood just outside Chicago is going for sale at an auction handled by Paramount Realty USA, an estate firm that previously sold President Trump's childhood home years ago.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost, arrives on the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025. | Source: Getty Images

Pope Leo's home was built in 1949 and underwent an interior renovation in 2025–according to the firm's website—and was in the Prevost family for nearly 50 years. Interested buyers have until June 18 to submit their bids.

The current owner of Pope Leo's home, Pawel Radzik, and his realtor, Steve Budzik, initially listed the property for $199,900, which had been the final price following several cuts.

Pope Leo XIV shakes the hands and greets people of the press after an audience with thousands of journalists and media workers on May 12, 2025, at Paul VI Hall in Vatican City, Vatican. | Source: Getty Images

However, after Pope Leo was elected on May 8 of this year, the pair decided to pull the house from the market to re-strategize how to sell it, and for how much.

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"May 8 we found out the news. Within the day we had 7 to 8 offers on the property. We took the property off the market on May 8 and are reevaluating our next move," Budzik said while speaking with People. Its current reserve pricenow stands at $250,000.

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