Both Justin Bieber and Madonna are related to Pope Leo, who is also distant cousins with Angelina Jolie and Hillary Clinton.

The pope also shares roots with several politicians. Through one Canadian ancestor, he’s distant cousins with Pierre and ...

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 ...

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

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

The Times discovered that the Chicago native is related to Pierre and Justin Trudeau, Angelina Jolie, Hillary Clinton, Justin ...

The newly appointed Pope Leo XIV has some surprising distant Hollywood family members, including Justin Bieber and Madonna. Here’s who else the new pontiff is related to.

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

The recent appointment of Leo XIV as the new leader of the Catholic Church has been historic for several reasons. Not only is ...

Of the ancestors found in Pope Leo’s family tree, he had family born in France, Italy, Spain, Cuba, Canda, Haiti and the French overseas department of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. Pope Leo’s ...