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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

The Times discovered that the Chicago native is related to Pierre and Justin Trudeau, Angelina Jolie, Hillary Clinton, Justin ...

Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected head of the Catholic Church, has an unexpected connection to pop music legends Madonna and ...