An Illinois police department responded to a false bomb threat at the residence of a brother of Pope Leo XIV.
The New Lenox Police Department was dispatched to the residence in the evening on April 15, but no explosives were found.
Police Respond to Bomb Threat at the Home of Pope Leo’s Brother
An investigation found no evidence of explosives.
A police car at the community where Pope Leo's brother lives, in New Lenox, Ill., on April 16, 2026, in a still from video. Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
