While there’s plenty of room for views to shift as Pope Leo’s agenda becomes clear, people are watching how the first ...

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

Through a distant maternal ancestor, who was born in the 1590s, Pope Leo is ninth cousins, various times removed, with some ...

Pope Leo XIV has left no doubt. After initial doubts as to whether the Chicago native was a Cubs or White Sox fan, his ...

There’s a growing schism in the first American pope’s hometown. At stake is his childhood home. An auction for the house ...

While one in five Americans identifies as Catholic, a Pew report shows nearly half have a personal connection to the faith.

In a shocking revelation, Pope Leo XIV's familial ties were connected to the legendary singer Madonna through distant ...

Supporters of Pope Leo XIV gathered Saturday, not in a cathedral or a church, but a baseball stadium the pope once frequented ...

You are the promise of hope for so many of us,” the pope told young people attending the event at Rate Field, the home of the ...

According to Gates Jr., Pope Leo is also related to Boucher de Grandpre, who fought against the British during the ...