Pope Leo XIV's brotherly call: A surreal media moment
Pope Leo XIV, after being elected head of the Church, attempted to contact his brother John. Unexpectedly, the conversation was recorded by a journalist present at John's house.
Cardinal Robert Prevost, after being elected as Pope Leo XIV, tried to call his older brother John. At that time, an Associated Press journalist was at John's house and recorded their conversation.
Pope Leo XIV and the surprising conversation with his brother: "Well, why don’t you answer your phone?"
During a conversation with the reporter, John Prevost heard a ringing tablet. He quickly realized it might be his brother, the newly elected pope. It turned out he already had a few missed calls, reports the "New York Post".
"Well, why don’t you answer your phone?" asked Leo XIV. John replied that he was on the air because he was speaking with a journalist. "This is the first time I’m hearing that this thing rang. And we are being filmed and recorded," he added.
The conversation lasted a few minutes, during which the brothers discussed current events and John's plans to come to Rome.
Daily conversations and games together
John Prevost revealed that he regularly talks to his brother via FaceTime and they play Wordle together. The AP journalist described this situation as one of the most surreal conversations he had ever experienced.
"It was a human moment from one of the most divine figures in the world," added the reporter.
