Henry 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 his genealogical ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr., best known for helping people and celebrities uncover ancestral connections on his long-running PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” has made headlines again with a viral family ...

Pope Leo received an official copy of his family tree, which includes his ties to "free people of color" in New Orleans. Pope Leo XIV received a copy of his family tree from Henry Louis Gates Jr., ...

New genealogical research traces the Pope’s ancestry back to the 1500s, revealing what Harvard historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. calls ‘one of the most diverse family trees’ he’s ever come across. Pope ...

Pope Leo XIV may be one of the most powerful people in the world, so it only makes sense he is related to some pretty powerful people, too. “Finding Your Roots” host Henry Louis Gates Jr. said the ...

Joe Manganiello attends Metallica Presents: “The Helping Hands Concert” at Microsoft Theater on December 16, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *“Magic Mike” star ...

*A 2014 “Finding Your Roots,” episode about Ben Affleck’s ancestors apparently left out a key detail that has now come to light. Messages uncovered from emails linked to the Sony Pictures email ...

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 Henry Louis Gates Jr. the ...

Pope Leo XIV received a copy of his family tree from Henry Louis Gates Jr., marking his first public acknowledgment of his lineage, which includes Black ancestry. On July 10, Finding Your Roots host ...