Pope Leo’s bank in the US hung up on him as they thought it was a prank call

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsPope Leo’s bank in the US hung up on him as they thought it was a prank callThe U.S.-born pope’s brother John Prevost said he tried to explain to the teller who she was speaking to Owen Scott Thursday 07 May 2026 09:50 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":"b2972060","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pope-leo-bank-prank-call-prevost-b2972060.html","title":"Pope Leo’s bank in the US hung up on him as they thought it was a prank call"}}ClosePope Leo downplays feud with 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":"NSC","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"},"isClimate":false}A bank employee hung up on Pope Leo XIV, believing that she was the target of a prank call, the pontiff’s brot...