Pope Leo received an official copy of his family tree, which includes his ties to "free people of color" in New Orleans.

Millions of people around the world were stunned when Pope Leo XIV was elected earlier this year, but one Vatican correspondent wasn't.

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 ...

The Village of Dolton recently purchased the childhood home of Pope Leo XIV for $375,000, and is working to obtain landmark status for both the home and the abandoned St. Mary's of Assumption church ...

Burt Odelson, Dolton’s attorney behind the deal, said that the owner agreed to sell amid threats of Dolton taking the house via eminent domain.

The newly appointed Pope Leo XIV has several star studded branches on his family tree.

Pope Leo XIV is a notable fan of the Chicago White Sox, a penance for sins if ever there was one. He has Creole roots through family members from New Orleans.

Pope Leo XIV, who made history as the first American pope when he was elected in May 2025, is connected to several famous names across politics and entertainment, including pop icons like Madonna ...

The same Quebecois ancestor, Louis Boucher de Grandpre, also connects the pope to Canadian singer Justin Bieber, making the two distant cousins.

Shortly after Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, genealogists got to work researching his family tree, quickly establishing that some of his ancestors on his mother’s side were Black.

Turns out that Madonna, whose 1989 video for the song "Like a Prayer" was called "a blasphemy and insult" to the Catholic church, is related to Pope Leo XIV, who was named head of the church in May.

Pope Leo XIV is a notable fan of the Chicago White Sox, a penance for sins if ever there was one. He has Creole roots through family members from New Orleans.