Soon after Pope Leo XIV became the first American pope on May 8, reports came in that he has African-American ancestry, that ...

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

Last week, on June 11, The NY Times published an article tracing the ancestry of Pope Leo XIV - born Robert Francis Prevost.

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

This chart was prepared by Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Ancestors and the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami. It reflects the ...

Supporters of Pope Leo XIV gathered Saturday, not in a cathedral or a church, but a baseball stadium the pope once frequented ...

How he chooses to bring his own legal acumen to bear on each of these three situations will say a great deal about the early ...

In his first words directed specifically to Americans, Pope Leo XIV told young people on Saturday how to find hope and ...

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.

About two-thirds of American Catholics have a “very” or “somewhat” favorable view of Pope Leo, according to the new survey ...

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

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because ...