Pope Leo played being a priest as a child with ironing board as altar & cookies as communion wafers, brother reveals

POPE LEO XIV played at being a priest as a child and used the family’s ironing board as an altar, his brother has revealed.

Robert Prevost — as he was known before he became the first American-born pontiff this week — also handed out biscuits as communion wafers.

Shutterstock EditorialRobert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV this week[/caption] John PrevostRobert, left, with his brothers John and Louis, looked set for a spiritual calling from an early age[/caption]

His brother John...