Police Investigate Bomb Threat Against Pope Leo’s Brother

Pope Leo’s brother was the target of a bomb threat yesterday.

Police evacuated homes surrounding John Prevost’s house before sending in bomb squads to search the Prevost residence. Once the area was cleared, residents were allowed to return to their homes.

This was not the home of Louis Prevost, Pope Leo’s brother who Trump said was “all MAGA” in his first attack on our Holy Father.

I don’t think that Donald Trump was involved with this threat in any direct way at all. I also think that it is likely that the bomb threat is a reaction to the series of attacks that Trump has launched against the Holy Father, the Catholic Church and — by far the worst — against Our Lord. Trump openly and deliberately mocked Jesus Christ with those AI photos he posted. Trump was elected and he governs by division and hate.

This is the first American pope. But Trump won’t let us be proud. Trump ruins everything.

I’m not going to comment beyond that at this time.

From NBC News:

The Illinois home of one of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers was the target of a bomb threat, which was found to be unsubstantiated, police said Thursday.

The report came in at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. New Lenox police said they initially responded to the bomb threat at the home of John Prevost, one of Leo’s older brothers, located about 40 miles southwest of Chicago.

Police officers secured a perimeter around the house and surrounding homes were evacuated out of an abundance of caution, New Lenox police said in a news release Wednesday. They conducted “a thorough search of the residence and surrounding property,” alongside specialized units that use explosive detection K9s, and determined the threat was “unsubstantiated and that no explosive devices or hazardous materials were present.”

New Lenox Police Chief Micah D. Nuesse told NBC News in an email Thursday that an investigation to determine the origin of the report remains “active and ongoing.”

NBC News reached out to Prevost on Thursday, but did not immediately hear back.

New Lenox police warned in their news release Wednesday that “making false reports of this nature is a serious offense and may result in criminal charges” and encouraged anyone with information about the incident to contact their office.

The incident comes amid an escalating feud between Leo and President Donald Trump over the first American pontiff’s criticism of the war with Iran.