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Building Pope Leo Village: Six Affordable Homes Rise in River Bend – Danny Akright – 10/16/2026
Bo Bonner talks with Danny Akright, director of communications for Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity, about the Pope Leo Village build. Bishop William Joensen blessed the site in April, and walls for six new affordable homes go up on Tuesday in Des Moines' River Bend neighborhood.
Danny discusses:
How one anonymous donor, inspired by the start of Pope Leo XIV's papacy, launched Pope Leo Village builds at more than a dozen Habitat affiliates nationwide
GDM Habitat's history since its first completed home in 1987, as it nears its 600th home
The Catholic Circle of Faith, a group of…
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