Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a deep dive into the pope's past in New York Times Magazine piece.

Through a distant maternal ancestor, who was born in the 1590s, Pope Leo is ninth cousins, various times removed, with some ...

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 distantly related to a number of prominent figures, including Hillary Clinton and former Canadian Prime ...

Pope Leo XIV, who made history as the first American pope when he was elected in May 2025, is connected to several famous ...

As the first Catholic pope ... Genealogy Researchers, discovered troves of documents in his collection and gathered records from his network of genealogists that confirmed information about Pope ...

Geoff Bennett: Pope Leo XIV celebrated his first mass less than 24 hours after being elected the leader of the Catholic Church. He's not only the first pontiff from the U.S., but also the first ...

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Rev Paul Galetto, of St. Augustine Parish in Old City, was former roommates with Pope Leo. Galetto helped introduce Rome to Pope Leo. He says Pope Leo "…always chooses the correct path." ...