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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Reflecting on the Parable of the Good Samaritan, the Pope called for a ‘revolution of love.’ This Sunday was the first time ...

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

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.

is related to Pope Leo XIV, who was named head of the church in May. The two as "ninth cousins, various times removed," Henry Louis Gates Jr., host of the PBS show Finding Your Roots, recently ...