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

Pope Leo XIV will resume the papal tradition of taking a summer break outside Rome. The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Leo ...

When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost took the name Pope Leo XIV on May 8, becoming the first American to ascend to the papacy, the world expected headlines. But no one saw this coming: the 267th ...

Pope Leo's ancestry was revealed, which showed a long list of celebrities, politicians and historic freedom fighters on his ...

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

Pope Leo XIV has a family tree that spans centuries and apparently includes the Queen of Pop and Canada’s favorite sad boy.

Pope Leo XIV is distantly related to a number of prominent figures, including Hillary Clinton and former Canadian Prime ...

Many Catholics around the world were stunned when Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, was elected pope. When his ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover policy issues relevant to preserve a free economic system The election of Pope Leo XIV, a member of the Augustinian ...

An image of Pope Leo XIV with rappers in Chicago is digitally altered and was shared by an X account that posts parody and fake news. Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, was elected the new ...

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Clerk's office has some 80,000 boxes of records stored in warehouses. However, records pertaining to Pope Leo XIV's paternal grandfather were right in their office.