New Orleans-based genealogist first uncovered the Pope’s Creole ancestry, revealing that the 69-year-old pontiff has recent ...

The pope also shares roots with several politicians. Through one Canadian ancestor, he’s distant cousins with Pierre and ...

Both Justin Bieber and Madonna are related to Pope Leo, who is also distant cousins with Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton.

Pope Leo XIV is distantly related to pop star Madonna, along with Hillary Clinton, Justin Bieber, and Justin Trudeau, new research shows. The findings come from genealogist Henry Louis Gates Jr, who ...

It turns out, the newly appointed Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost) has an astonishingly celebrity-ridden family ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr., best known for helping people and celebrities uncover ancestral connections on his long-running PBS ...

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 ...

The newly appointed Pope Leo XIV has some surprising distant Hollywood family members, including Justin Bieber and Madonna. Here’s who else the new pontiff is related to.

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

“Through one Canadian ancestor, Louis Boucher de Grandpre, who was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the pope is related to ...

Madonna and the new Pope are actually cousins. And “The Material Girl” isn’t the only celebrity who is related to Pope Leo ...

In a fascinating twist of fate, Madonna, Justin Bieber, and Angelina Jolie share ancestry with Pope Leo XIV, tracing back to ...