The modest brick ranch in Dolton where Pope Leo XIV grew up is going to auction next month, after a whirlwind for the home and the house flipper who owns it.

Paweł Radzik, a Homer Glen–based investor who paid $66,000 for the home in 2024 and gave it a full interior renovation, set a June 18 auction date in partnership with Paramount, the Chicago Tribune reported. The reserve price is $250,000, meaning any bids under that amount can be declined.

Since then, the house has become a magnet for tourists and curiosity-seekers. Visitors have been stopping by to snap selfies and peek through the windows. Dolton’s mayor has even floated renaming the street in honor of the new pope.

Radzik, a practicing Catholic who immigrated from Poland, said he had no idea of the home’s connection when he bought it. He estimates he spent about $80,000 on renovations but says much of the modern work could be reversed if a buyer wanted to restore the home to its midcentury look. Ideas have ranged from converting the home into a shrine or museum to simply preserving it as a landmark.