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We were all altar servers,\u201d he said. \u201cI think we were all in the choir \u2026 We all went to Catholic education all the way through high school. So I think it was normal. We were out playing. You\u02bcd play outside until dusk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recalling memories from his childhood, Prevost said: \u201cOne 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prevost and his brothers were also on \u201cBozo\u02bcs Circus\u201d in 1960. \u201cIt was a kids&#8217; program produced by the Chicago local channel WGN. It was an everyday show, and tickets were hard to get. But one of the guys who was in the WGN band taught music to the kids at my dad\u02bcs school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo he said, \u2018If you kids ever want to go to \u201cBozo\u02bcs Circus\u201d\u2019 \u2014 well, we jumped at the chance because we were on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the funny memories he has of his brothers, Prevost also reflected on his faith during his childhood.<\/p>\n<p>Faith \u201cstarts in the home, and then it just gradually would grow and develop. But I think it starts in the home,\u201d he said. \u201cI know periodically our dad would take the Bible out and read Bible stories. We always prayed before dinner. Our parents always, every evening after dinner, prayed the rosary.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Becoming Pope Leo XIV<\/h2>\n<p>Pope Leo always wanted to be a priest, and \u201cfrom a young age, we always knew that he had that calling,\u201d Prevost said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he was maybe first grade or second grade, one of the moms across the street did say to us when we were out there playing, \u2018You know, he\u02bcs gonna be the first American pope,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Now as the pope, he \u201ctalks about important issues and the way we should take on some of these issues,\u201d Prevost said. He said he is focused on working with the \u201cdisenfranchised\u201d and \u201cignored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pope Leo \u201chas the patience of a saint,\u201d Prevost said. \u201cIf you ask me a question \u2026 I come out and give you an answer. He would take a lot of time to think about it before he responded, and therefore it\u02bcs a whole lot deeper in perspective than mine off the top of my head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his role as pope, Prevost said he believes his brother is bringing people to the faith. He said: \u201cI\u02bcve had people come to the door and tell me \u2026 \u2018I wanted to let you know because of your brother, I\u02bcm coming back.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you\u02bcre seeing that across the country. Because of him, people are coming back to church,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Life as the pope\u02bcs brother<\/h2>\n<p>As the pope\u2019s brother, you have to take it \u201cday by day because you never know, in a sense, what each day is going to bring,\u201d Prevost said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u02bcs always interesting, but it\u02bcs sometimes sad \u2026 you feel powerless of what people are looking for, and they expect me to be able to help, and I can\u02bct necessarily do anything for them except listen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>For the most part, Prevost said his relationship with his brother is the same as it was prior to his papacy, besides it being \u201cmore long distance now.\u201d Despite the distance, the brothers still communicate daily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the first questions I ask is, \u2018Did you meet anyone famous today?\u2019 And then on Wednesdays, he\u02bcs got that general audience with the crowds \u2026 I always ask, \u2018Did you get any gifts?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prevost joked about the amount of gifts Pope Leo receives, which are often treats. \u201cHe\u02bcs got two closets full of them now, so people could stop sending Peeps,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<p>The pair also stays in touch by playing the Wordle and Words with Friends. \u201cIt\u02bcs a trade-off. 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