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

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 ...

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

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

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

Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts 'Finding Your Roots' on PBS, confirmed Pope Leo XIV is related to Madonna, Angelina Jolie, ...

Pope Leo XIV is not only the first American Pope in history but also the first Pope with African-American roots. Robert Prevost, in fact, descends from a long line of distant ancestors - at least ...

Michael Pham, a Vietnamese American and a refugee himself, has been installed as the first Vietnamese American bishop to lead ...