Pope Leo XIV prayed Wednesday for the world to recognize the urgency of the climate crisis and “hear the cry of the poor,” as ...

When Henry Louis Gates Jr. set out to trace the family tree of America's first pope, he had no idea he was about to uncover ...

New Orleans-based genealogist first uncovered the Pope’s Creole ancestry, revealing that the 69-year-old pontiff has recent Black relatives.

Madonna has responded to the news that she is related to Pope Leo XIV, who was elected as the 267th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in May, with a typically tongue-in-cheek response ...

Madonna conveyed her excitement about the discovery that she and Pope Leo XIV are distant relatives. After tracing the current Pope’s lineage, Gates realized he and Madonna were related through ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts 'Finding Your Roots' on PBS, confirmed Pope Leo XIV is related to Madonna, Angelina Jolie, ...

Pope Leo XIV received a copy of his family tree from Henry Louis Gates Jr., marking his first public acknowledgment of his Black ancestry.

According to Gates, Pope Leo XIV shares a distant relative from Quebec with the pop icon, creating an ironic twist given Madonna’s well-documented tensions with the Catholic Church, including ...

Pope Leo XIV got a special visit from Finding Your Roots writer, host and executive producer Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr ., to ...

Pope Leo XIV is related to seven celebrities, including Madonna, Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie, says “Finding Your Roots” host Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Pope Leo XIV has been presented with a physical copy of his family tree, which features some Black relatives. The news comes ...