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Pope Leo Comes Face to Face With His Black Family Tree
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Pope Leo Comes Face to Face With His Black Family Tree
Pope Leo XIV has been presented with a physical copy of his family tree, which features some Black relatives. The news comes after The New York Times reported that Leo, born Robert Prevost in Chicago, had mixed-race and Black grandparents from New Orleans on his mother’s side of the family. Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts the series Finding Your Roots on PBS, has since visited the Vatican alongside his wife, the historian Dr. Marial Iglesias Ut…
Finding Your Roots' Henry Louis Gates Jr. Presents Pope Leo with Family Tree, Confirming His Surprising Celebrity Relatives
Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts 'Finding Your Roots' on PBS, confirmed Pope Leo XIV is related to Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Justin Bieber, and Hilary Clinton, among others Vatican Pool/Getty; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Pope Leo XIV (left) and Henry Louis Gates Jr.NEED TO KNOWHenry Louis Gates Jr. the host and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated PBS show Finding Your Roots, traveled to the Vatican on July 5 to meet with Pope Leo XIV to present hi…
Pope Leo XIV has apparently found a compromise between his deceased predecessors, Benedict XVI and Francis, on the issue of footwear. According to a July 12 report in the Italian daily "Il Messaggero," one of the papal shoemakers from Benedict XVI's time (2005-2013) presented the new pope at the Vatican with a pair of elegant, handmade black moccasins—and thus stands a good chance of becoming Pope. The article, "The Pope Wears Elegant Shoes Agai…
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