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The home in which Pope Leo XIV spent much of his childhood has been officially acquired by the village in which it is located ...
Leo XIV's appeals for peace, especially in the Holy Land, have mostly been boilerplate and lacking in passion. If he wishes, ...
Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” said he handed the pontiff a copy of his family tree.
Officials in Dolton, Ill., called the purchase a rare opportunity. But some residents questioned whether the village, grappling with a deficit and potholes, could afford it.
Pope Leo XIV got a special visit from Finding Your Roots writer, host and executive producer Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr ., to ...
For 400 years, most popes escaped the Roman summer in the hilltop town of Castel Gandolfo, Italy. Then Francis stopped going, leaving the town a bit bereft.
The latest sighting of Pope Leo XIV comes not from the Vatican but the New York Times’ The Most Stylish People of 2025, So Far list. Nestled among the likes of Kendrick Lamar with his Super Bowl bell ...
Best-selling author, Harvard professor and renowned social scientist Arthur Brooks says the missionary character and approach ...
As a bishop in Peru, Pope Leo XIV’s handling of two abuse cases was a study in contrasts, siding strongly with victims in one and accused of failing them in the other.
Henry Louis Gates Jr., who hosts 'Finding Your Roots' on PBS, confirmed Pope Leo XIV is related to Madonna, Angelina Jolie, ...
Pope Leo XIV is on vacation at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, a 135-acre estate featuring multiple ...
The contrasts are glaring. In one case, Pope Leo XIV — then known as Bishop Robert Prevost — sided with victims of sexual abuse, locking horns with powerful Catholic figures in Peru.