‘Families fight’: Pope Leo’s older brother tells CNN how the siblings remain close amid fresh attacks from Trump

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘Families fight’: Pope Leo’s older brother tells CNN how the siblings remain close amid fresh attacks from TrumpPope Leo and his brothers, John and ‘MAGA-type’ Louis, talk at least once a week, despite how they may differ in political viewsRachel Dobkin in New York Thursday 07 May 2026 04:37 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971949","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pope-leo-brother-trump-attacks-maga-b2971949.html","title":"Pope Leo’s older brother tells how the siblings remain close amid Trump attacks"}}ClosePope Leo says ‘not in my interest at all’ to debate TrumpSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSour...