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’s Creole and African ancestry, traced to Louisiana and West Africa, is prompting celebration and curiosity among ...

Just because he's on vacation doesn't mean Pope Leo XIV takes a break from his Sunday duties. The pontiff led Mass on Sunday, ...

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

The tour starts and ends in Lincoln Park, looping through major stops from the pope’s early life from his childhood home to his parish church and seminary. Guides share behind-the-scenes stories, ...

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 ...

Dolton residents were skeptical at Tuesday's board meeting, questioning whether the financially strained village could afford ...

Cardinal Robert Prevost made history by becoming the first pope from the United States — a stunning decision that Chicagoans ...

Several residents at the Dolton, Illinois, board meeting were skeptical about any benefit to taxpayers, questioning whether ...

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.