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Pope Leo Xiv: Study Confirms that the Pontiff Has Ancestors in a Village in Northern Spain

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Pope Leo XIV in front of a million young people: “Think of big things, don’t settle for less” Pope Leo XIV at the close of Youth Jubilee: “We are with the young people of Gaza and Ukraine!”The study commissioned by the City of Arnuero, when ‘The New York Times’ published in June that Pope Leo XIV has roots in the village of Isla, confirms that it descends by maternal line from this coastal town of Cantabria, in northern Spain. The genealogical t…
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A recent genealogical study in Cantabria has sparked curiosity and a certain stir. According to the research, Pope Leo XIV, whose birth name is Robert Francis Prevost, would have a direct link with the coastal town of Isla, in the municipality of Arnuero, north of Spain. The finding confirms what The New York Times published in June, although the news comes with nuances and a clear local strategy to capitalize on the discovery.

Pope Leo XIV in front of a million young people: “Think of big things, don’t settle for less” Pope Leo XIV at the close of Youth Jubilee: “We are with the young people of Gaza and Ukraine!”The study commissioned by the City of Arnuero, when ‘The New York Times’ published in June that Pope Leo XIV has roots in the village of Isla, confirms that it descends by maternal line from this coastal town of Cantabria, in northern Spain. The genealogical t…

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The study commissioned by the Town Hall of Arnuero, when 'The New York Times' published in June that Pope Leo XIV has roots in the village of Isla , confirms that it descends by maternal line from this coastal town of Cantabria . The genealogical tree that published 'The New York Times', with the collaboration of American Ancestor and the Cuban Geanology Club

The work, a commission from the Town Hall of Arnuero, has proven that the pontiff has family roots in northern Spain

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El Debate broke the news in on Saturday, August 9, 2025.
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