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

Pope Leo’s lineage is international. His ancestors were born in France, Italy, Spain, the US, Cuba, Canada, Haiti, and ...

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

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

Pope Leo XIV, who made history as the first American pope when he was elected in May 2025, is connected to several famous ...

The discovery that the first U.S.-born pope has black and Creole roots is a finding that illustrates the nation’s rich, ...

Pope Leo XIV is distantly related to a number of prominent figures, including Hillary Clinton and former Canadian Prime ...

Pope Leo XIV made history as ... that he has Louisiana Creole ancestry. Jari Honora, a family historian at The Historic New Orleans Collection, made the discovery and joins "CBS Mornings Plus ...

Madonna, who was raised Catholic and has Italian heritage, has referenced her rocky relationship with the Church numerous ...

As Pope Leo XIV settles into his papacy, the three million U.S. Black Catholics contemplate its deeper meaning, as questions ...