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.

The pope also has at least 17 black relatives, including his grandfather, Joseph Nerval Martínez, who was born in Haiti. Leo ...

“Finding Your Roots” host Henry Louis Gates Jr. said the pontiff, who was elected to the position in May, is related to ...

As soon as Robert Prevost was elevated to pope in May, Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and the team he works with for PBS's Finding Your Roots began digging into the pope's family history.

GATES: I'm Henry Louis Gates Jr., welcome to "Finding Your Roots." In this episode, we'll meet Debra Messing and Melanie Lynskey, two actors struggling to make sense of their family trees.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. maps the roots of married actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard—a married couple who discover that their ...

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, who grew up in Michigan are guests of host Henry Louis Gates Jr. in the latest episode of "Finding Your Roots" on PBS.

February 18, 2025. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. meets actors Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard—a married couple who discover that their ancestors had some remarkable similarities.

Eva Longoria and Yo-Yo Ma have a common ancestor. It takes a long time and considerable patience to get to that surprise denouement of “Faces of America,” a four-part PBS series, beginning on ...

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is in the business of finding family secrets. Gates, who has been the host of the PBS series “Finding Your Roots” since it premiered in 2012, has helped many celebrities ...

Henry Louis Gates looked back on helping Kerry Washington discover her dad is not her biological father and ... Lea Salonga, Sharon Stone, Chrissy Teigen and married couple Kristen Bell and Dax ...