A mere two days after taking in a second of historical past the Catholic Church and Chicago will always remember, space native Pope Leo XIV can be visited by his brothers in Rome – together with New Lenox resident John Prevost.
Pope Leo was elected following the 2025 papal conclave on Thursday, with the Dolton native turning into the first-ever American-born pope within the church’s historical past.
The abrupt journey to Rome is the fifth that Prevost has made in his life, with the pope’s brother mentioning he has beforehand traveled to the Italian capital twice with Pope Leo.
So far as having the ability to inform his brother prematurely that he was coming, Prevost instructed NBC Chicago he was in a position to converse with the pope briefly by way of cellphone.
“I instructed him we had been coming. He stated, ‘Oh, okay,'” Prevost stated.
Prevost added that their dad and mom can be “completely happy and ecstatic” over Thursday’s information, whereas additionally talking on the “superior duty” Pope Leo XIV has as the primary particular person from the USA to steer the Catholic Church.
“That’s the factor. as a result of being, take a look at the primary that we’re right here. The primary from the USA, first from Chicago, he’s sort of younger. An amazing duty, the world can be watching each step,” Prevost stated.
So far as what Prevost can be as much as on his go to to see his brother, a lot stays up within the air.
“We’re ready to see, we’re purported to have lunch, we’re purported to go someplace. We get to journey with the Pope to some particular place and we’ll simply determine it out. As a result of we’re solely right here till Tuesday,” Prevost stated.
Prevost stated he doesn’t have plans to remain for Pope Leo’s set up.
