And so, when Pope Leo was elected to lead the Catholic Church and traces of his rich heritage began to emerge, including an ...

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

Hours later, news broke: The New York Times, drawing on research by Jari C. Honora, a genealogist, revealed that Pope Leo had recent African American ancestors. Prevost’s maternal grandparents ...

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Journalist and historian Paul Lashmar has published extensive research into the wealthy and influential Drax family of Dorset ...

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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.

In a divine twist, Madonna just discovered a jaw-dropping family connection - she’s related to Pope Leo. The Queen of Pop has ...

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