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

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

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

So, what’s the connection between a Grammy-winning pop artist, a past U.S. Secretary of State, and the newly chosen leader of ...

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 ...

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

Arguable the most controversial of the publication's findings is that Pope Leo is also related to Grammy icon Madonna through ...

A new genealogical investigation into Pope Leo XIV —born Robert Prevost—revealed that His Holiness is distantly related to none other than Madonna, Justin Bieber, Angelina Jolie, and even Hillary ...

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

As soon as Robert Prevost was elevated to pope in May, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the team he works with for PBS's Finding Your Roots began digging into the pope's family history.

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