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 received a copy of his family tree from Henry Louis Gates Jr., marking his first public acknowledgment of his ...

Pope Leo XIV got a special visit from Finding Your Roots writer, host and executive producer Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to ...

But beyond the celeb connections, Gates’ research uncovered something far more powerful: Pope Leo XIV is of mixed Black and ...

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 ...

Robert Francis Prevost, the Chicago-born man who became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday, has Black family roots in New Orleans, Louisiana, records show.. ABC News has obtained several records, including ...

Pope Leo XIV, who made history as the first American-born pope, was born in Chicago and identifies as white, but comes from a family with ties directly to the Black American South, according to ...

How Pope Leo XIV's ‘stunning’ Creole, Black roots fuel hope and pride in 7th Ward New Orleans. When Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié and their two young daughters lived at 1933 N. Prieur St ...

Pope Leo's ancestry puts a spotlight on Black Catholics Honora’s discovery put a spotlight on Black Catholics, said Father Stephen Thorne, a consultant with the National Black Catholic Congress.

By Rebecca R. Bibbs / Chicago Tribune. Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires, he has been universally celebrated as being an American from Chicago.

Black pope, Cardinal Peter Turkson, Chicago, featured left, first American pope, Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, Vatican More in Religion and Worship 6 powerful Bible verses that turn ...

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8. Since news of the new pope, Robert Prevost, who assumed the name Leo XIV, hit the wires ...