The first American pope has been a font of endless, odd connections to the New World that clang against the public perception ...

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.

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

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

Pope Leo XIV may now go by "Pop Leo" because he's related to some big music stars, as well as some famous politicians. Leo ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first pontiff from the United States, brings with him a diverse and complex heritage. His roots extend ...

This family reunion could get really awkward. Turns out that Madonna, whose 1989 video for the song "Like a Prayer" was ...

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

The Catholic Church leader is also linked to Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton, according to The New York Times.

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

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., best known for helping people, and celebrities, uncover ancestral connections on his long-running PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” has made headlines again with a viral ...