Before becoming Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost and his older brothers John and Louis grew up living “normal” lives like any other family.
Life was “like anyone elseʼs,” John Prevost said in an interview with EWTN News In Depth that aired April 17.
“It was regular — go to school, come home, do your homework, go out and play, come in, do your studying, go to bed, and then just repeat that.”
“Rob was in Cub Scouts. We were all altar servers,” he said. “I think we were all in the choir. … We all went to Catholic education all the way through high school. So I think it was normal. We were out playing. Youʼd play outside until dusk.”
Recalling memories from his childhood, Prevost recounted a startling one: “One time we were building a shed in the backyard and Rob fell through the roof. It was just part of the wood was rotted, because we were using old doors from the house for the roof.”
Prevost and his brothers were also on Bozoʼs Circus in 1960. “It was a kids’ program produced by the Chicago local channel WGN. It was an everyday show, and tickets were hard to
