Police investigate bomb threat at the home of Pope Leo's brother - BERITAJA

The Illinois location of 1 of Pope Leo XIV’s brothers was the target of a explosive threat, which was recovered to beryllium unsubstantiated, constabulary said Thursday.

The study came successful astatine about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. New Lenox police said they initially responded to the explosive threat astatine the location of John Prevost, 1 of Leo's older brothers, located about 40 miles southwest of Chicago.

Police officers secured a perimeter about the location and surrounding homes were evacuated retired of an abundance of caution, New Lenox constabulary said successful a news merchandise Wednesday. They conducted "a thorough hunt of the residence and surrounding property," alongside specialized units that usage explosive discovery K9s, and wished the threat was "unsubstantiated and that nary explosive devices aliases hazardous materials were present."

No 1 was injured and evacuated residents were allowed to safely return to their homes afterward.

New Lenox Police Chief Micah D. Nuesse told Beritaja successful an email Thursday that an investigation to find the root of the study remains "active and ongoing."

Beritaja reached retired to Prevost connected Thursday, but did not instantly perceive back.

New Lenox constabulary warned successful their news merchandise Wednesday that "making mendacious reports of this quality is simply a superior discourtesy and whitethorn consequence successful criminal charges" and encouraged anyone pinch accusation about the incident to interaction their office.

The incident comes amid an escalating feud betwixt Leo and President Donald Trump complete the first American pontiff’s disapproval of the warfare pinch Iran.

It remains unclear whether the reported explosive threat is connected to immoderate of these caller statements.

The feud began increasing Sunday erstwhile Trump lashed retired astatine Leo, calling him "WEAK connected crime" and “terrible for Foreign Policy” pursuing the pope's disapproval of the war. Leo past responded by saying he has “no fearfulness of the Trump administration" and vowed to support up his appeals for bid that he said were rooted successful the Gospel.

Trump past published a now-deleted societal media post of an AI-generated image of himself arsenic a Christ-like savior aft the president said he's "not a large instrumentality of Pope Leo."

Leo is successful the mediate of an 11-day travel done North Africa to grant his belief forefather,St. Augustine, who preached that warfare was only justified to protect the innocent.

During a sojourn to a attraction location successful the Algerian larboard metropolis of Annaba connected Tuesday, Leo said. “God’s bosom is torn isolated by wars, violence, injustice and lies.”

He added, “Our Father’s bosom is not pinch the wicked, the arrogant aliases the proud.”