Pope Leo’s brother also battling cancer
Pope Leo XIV’s elder brother, Louis Prevost, is also receiving treatment for blood cancer as the pontiff recovers from successful lung cancer surgery. Read More:…
Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pontiff, has been in the headlines over his health after undergoing surgery that uncovered a lung cancer diagnosis. The latest reports add a personal dimension to the story, with his elder brother, Louis Prevost, said to be undergoing treatment for blood cancer around the same period, according to the accounts.
As the Vatican and global Catholic faithful follow updates on the Pope's recovery, this family health detail is drawing added attention, though neither the specific stage of his brother's illness nor details of his treatment have been made public. The coverage across outlets is consistent on the core facts — the Pope's surgery, his lung cancer diagnosis, and his brother's concurrent cancer treatment — but further details on prognosis, timelines for either man's recovery, and official Vatican statements have yet to emerge.