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

Pope Leo XIV has been presented with a physical copy of his family tree, which features some Black relatives. The news comes after The New York Times reported that Leo, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, ...

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 ...

The home in which Pope Leo XIV spent much of his childhood has been officially acquired by the village in which it is located ...

Pope Francis was viewed as relatively progressive. His successor, the first American pope, is now in a unique position to ...

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A new book suggests Chicago-born Robert Prevost may have been reluctant at first to take on the weighty responsibility of ...

Pope Leo XIV has some surprising distant Hollywood family members, including Justin Bieber and Madonna. Here’s who else the new pontiff is related to.