Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States, brings with him a diverse and complex heritage. His roots extend ...

Pope Leo XIV may now go by "Pop Leo" because he's related to some big music stars, as well as some famous politicians. Leo ...

Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because ...

According to Gates Jr., Pope Leo is also related to Boucher de Grandpre, who fought against the British during the ...

Through a distant maternal ancestor, who was born in the 1590s, Pope Leo is ninth cousins, various times removed, with some ...

This chart was prepared by Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. It reflects the ...

The newly appointed Pope Leo XIV has several star studded branches on his family tree. The New York Times took deep dive into ...

Noblemen, enslaved people, freedom fighters, slaveowners: what the complex family tree of the first American pontiff reveals.

Soon after Pope Leo XIV became the first American pope on May 8, reports came in that he has African-American ancestry, that ...

Pope Leo XIV has a family tree that spans centuries and apparently includes the Queen of Pop and Canada’s favorite sad boy.

A new revelation about his lineage has linked Pope Leo XIV to some of the biggest names in pop culture and politics. Read ...