Pope Leo received an official copy of his family tree, which includes his ties to "free people of color" in New Orleans.

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

But beyond the celeb connections, Gates’ research uncovered something far more powerful: Pope Leo XIV is of mixed Black and ...

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 ...

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

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

Among those men who gave us entrance into Europe in 1944 was Louis M. Prevost, Pope Leo XIV's father. At 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 140 pounds, the diminutive 23-year-old was serving aboard LST-286, ...

Pope Leo XIV is not only the first American Pope in history but also the first Pope with African-American roots. Robert ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus on Sunday, July 13, from Castel Gandolfo, where he is taking a two-week summer break.

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.

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