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

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, ...

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

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

As much of world celebrated the 80th anniversary of V-E Day on May 8, white smoke emanated from the Sistine Chapel, marking another momentous occasion: The Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost was ...

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 ...

This newspaper reported how Ellen Dionne Alverez, 77, a lifelong Black New Orleanian, discovered lately through family records that she is Pope Leo’s second cousin, once removed.