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 will revive a centuries-old tradition on Sunday by taking a holiday at Castel Gandolfo, where residents of the lakeside town hope for a tourism boost after the late Pope Francis shunned ...

New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. calls ‘one of the most diverse family trees’ he’s ever come ...

The pope’s family tree “is the perfect representation of the Americas,” said Del Pino. “What fascinates us and we are delighted with is the diversity that the pope’s genealogy has shown.

Pope Leo XIV reminded listeners at the Wednesday general audience that Jesus is capable of healing and unblocking our past.

The newly appointed 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.

Al Pacino and film producer Andrea Iervolino met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Iervolino shared on his Instagram page Monday.

Cousins from both the branches of Pope Leo XIV's extended family, the side that passed for white and the side that remained Black, are eager to reconnect.

The three-bedroom brick structure with a spacious backyard was home to Pope Leo XIV — then Robert Prevost — during the pontiff’s childhood.

Scandal, slavery and celebrity are all part of Pope Leo XIV's ancestry Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope’s past in New York Times Magazine piece.

Pope Leo’s lineage is surprisingly international. His diverse ancestry reflects the history of American immigration.