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

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, has shocked the world not with doctrine, but with DNA. A genealogical study by The ...

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

Pope Leo's ancestry was revealed, which showed a long list of celebrities, politicians and historic freedom fighters on his ...

We wonder what Pope Leo XIV had to say about Madonna’s use of religious imagery in the “Like A Prayer.” Especially as it now ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...