Pope Leo XIV’s oldest brother reveals tell-all confession ahead of YouTube release
Louis Prevost, long deemed the family’s black sheep, says he confessed to the pontiff during an October visit as a preview of an upcoming interview circulates ahead of Friday’s YouTube release
Louis Prevost, the estranged oldest brother of Pope Leo XIV, revealed on Piers Morgan Uncensored that he confessed 'everything short of murder and incest' to the pontiff during a private October visit, a snippet from a preview clip that circulated ahead of Friday’s YouTube airing.
Prevost, 73, said his years away from the church ended after his baby brother’s appointment to the papacy triggered a life-changing return. He described his admission as seismic, explaining the sins he had to confess were so grave that he doubted any priest could handle them.
Prevost said he coaxed the pope into hearing the confession, noting that Leo XIV initially declined the request before agreeing during the October visit. The pope, he said, is now aware that his older brother is back in the fold.
Prevost acknowledged he has been painted as the black sheep of the Prevost family because of his MAGA-aligned politics, and he said he is trying to moderate his online persona for his relatives. He said he has toned down his tweets and Facebook posts because they tended to spark controversy.
Despite efforts to reform his online image, Prevost noted tension with his brothers. He said his younger siblings are closer after his several-year absence while he served in the U.S. Navy, and that they talk regularly now, including with the pope on occasion.
Online scrutiny of Prevost intensified after Leo XIV’s election in early May, with observers combing through his older brother’s posts, including a past remark about Rep. Nancy Pelosi that drew criticism. Prevost defended the comment during another appearance on Morgan’s show, saying he believed it at the time.
He described a decadelong arc in which his personal journey toward faith paralleled a complicated family dynamic, culminating in a private reconciliation in October that is now part of a broader media conversation about the pope’s leadership and the open nature of the church’s private rituals.
The full interview will be published Friday on YouTube as part of Piers Morgan Uncensored. A preview clip circulated ahead of the episode, and The Post confirmed the set-up and timing.