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riversedge

(81,062 posts)
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:10 PM 2 hrs ago

Bomb threat at home of Pope Leo's brother: Police

Source: the hill



by Patrick Djordjevic - 04/16/26 8:00 AM ET

(NewsNation) — A bomb threat occurred at the home of the brother of Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday night, police in Illinois confirmed.

The New Lenox Police Department issued a statement acknowledging the threat at the home, but after a comprehensive search, it was determined to be unsubstantiated.

No injuries were reported and residents in the area have been allowed to return to their homes after evacuating, per police requests. Bomb-sniffing K-9s were used in the search.

“The incident remains under investigation as authorities work to determine the origin of the report,” police said. “Making false reports of this nature is a serious offense and may result in criminal charges.”

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5833902-pope-leo-brother-louis-prevost-bomb-threat/






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Bomb threat at home of Pope Leo's brother: Police (Original Post) riversedge 2 hrs ago OP
A bit convenient, is it not? niyad 2 hrs ago #1
Yup. SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #2
Wait!!!??!!! H2O Man 54 min ago #25
I don't believe in coincidences, do you? SheltieLover 48 min ago #29
No. H2O Man 44 min ago #35
and this why Republicans in Congress will talk trash agingdem 41 min ago #37
Maga is vile. Scrivener7 2 hrs ago #3
Pure filth. hadEnuf 1 hr ago #18
Whoa! Wait! What? Bro is a MAGAt. flashman13 1 hr ago #22
Irony Deficient, isn't it? n/t aggiesal 47 min ago #31
"What we don't know: It remains unclear who made the threat and whether it is connected to recent public tensions invol riversedge 2 hrs ago #4
Of course it's connected. mwmisses4289 22 min ago #39
Proud Boys on a under cover super top secret covert mission for trDUMP ? magicarpet 2 hrs ago #5
"may". That is the problem. bucolic_frolic 2 hrs ago #6
Trump's retribution campaign against the Pope is just getting started. sop 2 hrs ago #7
Trump told Marjorie Taylor Greene that if her kids are killed by his supporters, it would be all her fault. Midnight Writer 2 hrs ago #8
it needed a bat to its head as a teenager, too late dave99 1 hr ago #13
Many are standing up to the maga inquisition. mwmisses4289 17 min ago #40
The MAGAfia C Moon 2 hrs ago #9
Oh, FFS. They need to find whoever did it and lock their ass up. Vinca 2 hrs ago #10
MAGAts are too stupid to realize that Louis is one of them. LudwigPastorius 2 hrs ago #11
All those pardons shitstain issued are coming back to haunt it dave99 1 hr ago #12
Wow, trump said he liked the brother. 🤔 Figarosmom 1 hr ago #14
He likes brother Louis, who lives in FL and supports Trump. yorkster 48 min ago #30
As asked earlier re: another incident: STAGED by Trump, or NOT staged by Trump? You decide. hlthe2b 1 hr ago #15
Putin would blow his ass up for real if he thought displacedvermoter 47 min ago #32
That is how the mafia rolls, and Trump is as mobbed up as you can get. I don't PatrickforB 1 hr ago #16
i hope they get the person who did this. dawn5651 1 hr ago #17
No such reports snowybirdie 1 hr ago #19
Pardoned Jan 6st group no doubt bluestarone 1 hr ago #20
Unless they used a burner phone, BidenRocks 1 hr ago #21
Even burner phones ping off cell towers. mwmisses4289 13 min ago #42
202 seems to be a real spammy number. bluestarone 6 min ago #43
nothing says repug RWRE's like a threat Nigrum Cattus 1 hr ago #23
This is on Trump, the Anti-Christ, the superspreader of hate, anger and misinformation. Doodley 1 hr ago #24
This ought to lead to less slightlv 48 min ago #28
How convenient for the dump crime gang Clouds Passing 49 min ago #26
Isn't it though? SheltieLover 45 min ago #34
And he's a Trumper. ... aggiesal 49 min ago #27
The Florida brother is MAGA. Not this one. Ocelot II 43 min ago #36
Thanks for the info. I thought it was the IL. one. n/t aggiesal 29 min ago #38
These inbred idiots have nothing better to do? Dave Bowman 46 min ago #33
returnee declares... returnee 17 min ago #41
Started noticing this trend angrychair 4 min ago #44

H2O Man

(79,116 posts)
25. Wait!!!??!!!
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:51 PM
54 min ago

Is it possible this isn't a coincidence? That it isn't a random bomb threat?

agingdem

(8,911 posts)
37. and this why Republicans in Congress will talk trash
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:04 PM
41 min ago

about Trump but stay silent in public..

riversedge

(81,062 posts)
4. "What we don't know: It remains unclear who made the threat and whether it is connected to recent public tensions invol
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:16 PM
2 hrs ago

This article does not say if brother was at home either.



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What we don't know:

It remains unclear who made the threat and whether it is connected to recent public tensions involving the pope and President Donald Trump............
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/bomb-threat-pope-leo-brother-chicago-suburb



mwmisses4289

(4,378 posts)
39. Of course it's connected.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:23 PM
22 min ago

I get the investigation has to run it's course, but i suspect the obvious will come out.

magicarpet

(18,780 posts)
5. Proud Boys on a under cover super top secret covert mission for trDUMP ?
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:22 PM
2 hrs ago

USA,.. USA,.. USA.
FUCK the judicial system,... trDUMP gave us a free pass.



bucolic_frolic

(55,387 posts)
6. "may". That is the problem.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:23 PM
2 hrs ago

They never catch anyone for threats. They can't all be experts in cyber security. Therefore, it must be a small cadre behind all of them. Authorities should look harder.

sop

(18,853 posts)
7. Trump's retribution campaign against the Pope is just getting started.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:28 PM
2 hrs ago

I am so fucking sick of Trump and his scumbag followers.

Midnight Writer

(25,525 posts)
8. Trump told Marjorie Taylor Greene that if her kids are killed by his supporters, it would be all her fault.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:28 PM
2 hrs ago

This fucker has tasted blood and he is already drunk on it.

He won't get better. He will not "learn his lesson". He will not grow into a responsible adult. He will not become Presidential.

He will only get worse. The crazy will only get crazier, the cruelty will become crueler, the corruption will grow like a cancer.

He is The King, anointed by God, and questioning Him is blasphemy, punishable by death.

Nobody stands up to The MAGA Inquisition.

mwmisses4289

(4,378 posts)
40. Many are standing up to the maga inquisition.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:28 PM
17 min ago

Maybe not always in grand gestures like a No kings march, but in little ways- an act of kindness here, a court case that wins there- people are standing up.

LudwigPastorius

(14,811 posts)
11. MAGAts are too stupid to realize that Louis is one of them.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 12:37 PM
2 hrs ago

If there’s any upside to this, maybe it will make him rethink supporting Trump and his Nazi cult.

yorkster

(3,872 posts)
30. He likes brother Louis, who lives in FL and supports Trump.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:58 PM
48 min ago

John is the brother who lives in Chicsgo area.

hlthe2b

(114,142 posts)
15. As asked earlier re: another incident: STAGED by Trump, or NOT staged by Trump? You decide.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:04 PM
1 hr ago

Just sayin... Among those with motivation to have this smear Liberal/Progressives, no denying...

displacedvermoter

(4,698 posts)
32. Putin would blow his ass up for real if he thought
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:58 PM
47 min ago

it would be useful to him and /or Trump.

PatrickforB

(15,466 posts)
16. That is how the mafia rolls, and Trump is as mobbed up as you can get. I don't
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:08 PM
1 hr ago

think this will stop Pope Leo from speaking prophetically, though.

BidenRocks

(3,344 posts)
21. Unless they used a burner phone,
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:22 PM
1 hr ago

how are these calls not traceable given AI and all the other caller ID?

maga is not smart enough to think this through, which means the cops do not want to find the caller!

Did the call come from area code 202?

bluestarone

(22,282 posts)
43. 202 seems to be a real spammy number.
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:40 PM
6 min ago

We at our house have been getting spam calls from 202 868 5207 last couple days!!

Nigrum Cattus

(1,343 posts)
23. nothing says repug RWRE's like a threat
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:35 PM
1 hr ago

right wing religious extremists are bad enough, but repug
RWRE's are unAmerican failures of the highest degree.

slightlv

(7,823 posts)
28. This ought to lead to less
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 01:57 PM
48 min ago

Money in the poor buckets, and fewer people on the rolls. Real Christians should break off from churches who condone this kind of behavior... even silently... start their own Christian churches or pack the progressive Christian churches. That's just my opinion, and its from an outsider looking in... I'm not a Christian, so you can take it for what it's worth. I don't mean to offend anyone. I like this pope. He walks the talk on a good many issues... not all, unfortunately. But enough the faith would be less without him IMO.

angrychair

(12,351 posts)
44. Started noticing this trend
Thu Apr 16, 2026, 02:41 PM
4 min ago

Where Republicans go after the family members of people as a way of getting at the person they really want to hurt.

It's incredibly destructive.

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